Medicaid expansion in Georgia drawing interest from long-opposed Republicans
ATLANTA - Advocates seeking health insurance for more low-income Georgians are encouraged that Medicaid expansion is starting to draw support among what for years has been unified Republican opposition. Although just four GOP state senators joined 17 Democrats when...
State Senate weighing in on growth of data centers
ATLANTA - Georgia Power would not be allowed to pass on the costs of providing electricity to data centers under legislation before the state Senate. "I support data centers coming to Georgia. ... They can be a significant contributor to property taxes," Sen. Chuck...
Sandersville Railroad wins eminent domain ruling
ATLANTA - A Fulton County Superior Court judge has upheld a ruling by the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) granting Sandersville Railroad Co. the right to take land from several property owners for a planned rail spur. However, Judge Craig Schwall also issued a...
Georgia Senate votes to ban transgender athletes from school competitions
ATLANTA - The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote. Senate Bill 1 would prohibit public school and state college students from competing on teams that do not match the sex on...
Mid-year state budget sails though Georgia House
ATLANTA - The Georgia House overwhelmingly passed a $40.5 billion mid-year state budget Thursday containing hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending aimed largely at helping victims of Hurricane Helene recover from the devastating storm. The mid-year budget,...
Raffensperger looking to feds to withdraw election lawsuit
ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking the nation's new attorney general to withdraw a federal lawsuit challenging election reform legislation the General Assembly passed in 2021. The Biden administration sued to block provisions of Senate...
Legislation invites lawsuits against cities and schools that ignore immigration law
ATLANTA - A Georgia Senate committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would expose school districts and other governing bodies to lawsuits if they violate a state law that requires cooperation with federal officials and police on immigration enforcement. The...
House panel OKs $40.5B mid-year state budget
ATLANTA - Georgia House budget writers approved a $40.5 billion mid-year state budget Wednesday that would take advantage of a huge surplus to fund improvements to the state's prison system and provide disaster relief to victims of Hurricane Helene. The fiscal 2025...