Kemp ups the ante on school-safety grants
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday he will ask the General Assembly to provide an additional $50 million in state grants to improve security in Georgia schools. The added funding would bring the total for the current fiscal year to $158 million, Kemp said during a...
State Senate reauthorizes committee probe of Willis
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate's Republican majority voted Monday to reauthorize a committee formed last year to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' role in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump. Willis has refused to comply...
General Assembly kicks off 2025 session
ATLANTA - The General Assembly gaveled into session Monday with the usual pageantry and little of the heavy lifting that will be required to make it through the 40-day session. House lawmakers voted 153-21 to reelect Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, to preside over the...
Georgia lawmakers ready to take up usual mix of old business and new
ATLANTA - The General Assembly will convene under the Gold Dome on Monday with the usual mix of old and new business on its plate. Supporters of perennial to-do items including tort reform and legalized sports betting will be back for another crack at getting their...
Ossoff seeking probe of mail delays to veterans
ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is taking his efforts to improve mail delivery in Georgia to the state's veterans. “In addition to issues with receiving prescription medications over the mail, I have heard from constituents that notices for Veterans...
North Georgia snowstorm lesson in early preparation
ATLANTA - Georgia emergency management officials and motorists appear to be heeding the example of "Snowmageddon" - the snowstorm that paralyzed the state in 2014 with hours-long traffic jams and multiple collisions. The state Department of Transportation (DOT)...
U.S. attorneys Leary, Steinberg stepping down
ATLANTA - Two more U.S. attorneys from Georgia are resigning ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration later this month. Peter Leary, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, will step down effective Saturday, while Jill Steinberg, his counterpart...
Kemp declares state of emergency with winter storm approaching
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp declared a statewide state of emergency Thursday ahead of a winter storm expected to strike the northern half of Georgia on Friday. A mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow will move into western Georgia by sunrise Friday and spread...