Georgia Republicans pushing ‘red tape rollback’ bill through Senate
ATLANTA - The implementation of new state laws could be delayed under new legislation working its way through the Georgia Senate. State agencies interpret new laws by adopting rules that implement them. The "Red Tape Rollback" would require the state to produce an...
House panel approves easing burden of proof of intellectual disability in capital cases
ATLANTA - Legislation that would make it easier for defendants in death penalty cases to establish intellectual disability as a defense cleared a Georgia House committee Wednesday. "Georgia is the only state in our nation that is executing those with intellectual...
Georgia Senate backs bill to increase state child care tax credit
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate unanimously backed a bill Wednesday that would give parents of young children a bigger tax break. The goal of Senate Bill 89 is to help more parents stay in the workforce, said the chief sponsor, Sen. Brian Strickland, R-McDonough....
Senate confirms Loeffler to run U.S. Small Business Administration
ATLANTA - The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate confirmed former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., Wednesday as director of the federal Small Business Administration, the Associated Press reported. The 52-46 vote will put Loeffler in charge of an agency that oversees...
State Senate passes farmland preservation constitutional change
ATLANTA - Legislation doubling the acreage Georgia farmers can set aside for conservation in exchange for a property tax break easily cleared the state Senate Wednesday. Senators voted 51-1 in favor of a constitutional amendment that would let Georgia voters decide in...
Duracell R&D headquarters coming to Atlanta
ATLANTA - One of the world’s leading battery manufacturers will establish its new Global Headquarters for Research and Development in Atlanta, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. Duracell will invest $56 million in the project, which will create 110 jobs. The company...
Man gets decade in prison for firing modified machine gun at trooper
ATLANTA - A man who shot at a Georgia trooper with a Glock handgun modified for automatic fire will spend a decade in prison, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Montrez Ballard received the sentence after he was convicted of shooting multiple times at a Georgia...
Educators and groups want to address teacher shortage
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Education kicked off a new teacher recruitment campaign Tuesday to address a teacher shortage. The move is necessary as a generation of teachers nears retirement after two decades and more in the classroom, State School...