Legislature kills sales tax for property tax swap
ATLANTA — Democrats in the Legislature on Monday closed the door on Republican proposals to implement new local sales taxes to offset homeowner property tax bills. On the fourth day of their special session, Republicans got a redo of a vote Saturday that nixed the tax...
Radio host Martha Zoller dies
ATLANTA — Georgia radio host and state school board member Martha Zoller died Monday, House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, said in a speech on the House floor. "We lost a great Georgian today: Someone who was a great conservative, but she was also a friend to all...
Republican-led Senate backs delay of QR-code voting ban, adds hand-count requirement for top races
ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate passed a measure Saturday that would delay a prohibition on the use of QR codes to tally votes until 2028 and also require hand-counting of the two top races on ballots. Democrats opposed the measure, in part because they would not have an...
Democrats again block GOP plan to swap property tax cuts for sales tax increases
ATLANTA — For a second time this year, Democrats in the Georgia House rejected a Republican plan to reduce homeowner property tax bills. The Democrats' argument was unchanged from their refusal to support a similar GOP tax plan earlier this year: a sales tax to...
Trump administration backs away from immigration detention facility in Social Circle
ATLANTA — The federal government has halted plans to convert a warehouse into a massive immigration detention center that would have overwhelmed services in the tiny town of Social Circle. The city of about 5,500 east of Atlanta announced the decision by the...
Lawmakers seek to delay QR code voting ban while adding property tax cuts for homeowners
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers advanced a bill on Thursday that would pause the mandatory voting machine changes they previously required for this year. The legislators, at the Capitol for the second day of a special session, also continued to line up more than 80 local...
Georgia Republicans decline to redraw election maps during special session
ATLANTA — Republican lawmakers in Georgia will not redraw election maps as suggested by Gov. Brian Kemp, leaders of the House and Senate said Wednesday afternoon, less than an hour before gaveling in for their special session. House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, and...
Georgia voters choose statewide downballot candidates for November
ATLANTA — Two current state senators defeated two former state senators in the Georgia runoff for lieutenant governor Tuesday, with Sens. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, and Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, set to face each other in the November general election. Dolezal...