Kemp to chair Republican Governors Association
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has been elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) for 2025. The election of Kemp and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte as the RGA's vice chairman took place at the end of the association's annual conference. "Republican...
Georgia’s U.S. senators push for federal disaster aid to Helene victims
ATLANTA - Georgia's two U.S. senators urged their colleagues Wednesday to approve a federal disaster relief package for victims of Hurricane Helene. Democrat Jon Ossoff testified Wednesday morning at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on a supplemental spending...
Kemp seeking $12.2B in federal relief for Helene damage
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is asking for $12.2 billion in federal assistance to help Georgia recover from the impacts of Hurricane Helene. The storm killed 34 Georgians when it cut a swath across South Georgia north into the August area in late September, causing heavy...
Christian Coomer loses law license for two years
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday suspended former state Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer's law license for two years. The suspension will expire in August of next year, two years after the state Supreme Court removed Coomer from the Court of Appeals...
State launches website for new school vouchers program
ATLANTA - The state is laying the groundwork for a private-school vouchers program by launching a website with details on the initiative. The new site, mygeorgiapromise.org, includes information on the Georgia Promise Scholarship, which the Republican-controlled...
State medical cannabis registry reaches 25,000
ATLANTA - Georgia's medical cannabis program has hit an important milestone. Enrollment in the registry of patients eligible to receive the drug hit 25,000 during the weekend. That growth means the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, the state agency that...
Boaters want to separate paddling from fishing in debate over access to waterways
ATLANTA - Boating enthusiasts and representatives of the recreational boating industry are asking Georgia lawmakers to separate the right to float along the state's rivers and streams from hunting and fishing. That was a major theme of the final meeting Nov. 13 of a...
Proposed expansion of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge draws strong support
ATLANTA - A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plan to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge - including land near the swamp being eyed by a mining company - received strong support this week. Speakers at a public hearing on the proposal in Folkston were...