Lawmakers hear fallout from Georgia Supreme Court ruling against a fire fee
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are hearing concerns about the potential impact of a state Supreme Court ruling that struck down a firefighting fee in Chatham County last week. The court ordered the county to refund about $30 million in fees and interest in a...
ACT scores decrease
ATLANTA — Georgia's class of 2026 scored lower on the ACT than the class of 2025, but they still beat the national average. Georgia's 2026 graduates who took the college admissions test after their freshman year earned an average composite score of 20.9, down half a...
Trump, Obama to campaign in Georgia
ATLANTA — Two high-profile partisans will visit Georgia over the next week to promote their parties' candidates ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. On Saturday night, President Donald Trump will return to the Peach State for a rally in Perry. The visit, his third to...
Georgia early voting tops 1 million ballots
ATLANTA — A record number of Georgia voters have cast early ballots in person for a midterm election, surpassing 1 million on Tuesday. “We continue to break records each day of early voting,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a statement Tuesday afternoon....
Georgia tax collections continued growing in September
ATLANTA — Net Georgia tax collections in September rose 2.3% over the same month last year, continuing gains recorded in recent months. Net collections for the month totaled $3.34 billion, up $76.7 million. The increase came despite a drop in individual income tax...
Trump to Georgia voters: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump traveled to Georgia on Friday to rally Republican voters three days after early voting got underway and with Election Day just over two weeks away. His visit was meant to boost the campaigns of GOP candidates, especially U.S. Rep. Mike...
Ballot measure would remove party labels from probate judge elections
ATLANTA — Georgia voters have a lot of decisions to make when selecting among so many candidates this year, but prominent figures from both major parties are pointing to one easy choice on the ballot. Among the proposed constitutional amendments is one that...
Court lifts block on Georgia law that restricts children’s access to social media
ATLANTA — Georgia can enforce a 2024 state law that seeks to limit social media companies' access to children under a new ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Protecting Georgia’s Children on Social Media Act passed the General Assembly with broad...
Georgia Supreme Court ruling could shift more fire costs to property taxpayers
ATLANTA — In a ruling with potentially far-reaching consequences for homeowners and businesses, the Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a fire service fee levied by Chatham County. The county, where Savannah is located, must pay about $30 million in refunds...