Fuel tax suspension to help Georgia drivers, shoppers as Iran conflict spikes prices
ATLANTA — Georgia drivers should soon see relief at the pump after the Georgia General Assembly sent a temporary gasoline tax suspension to Gov. Brian Kemp. The 60-day suspension of the state excise tax would save drivers just over 33 cents a gallon for gasoline and...
Georgia lawmakers zero in on legislation against some forms of discrimination in education
ATLANTA — Students in Georgia schools and colleges who face certain types of discrimination could soon have a path for redress that need not involve the federal government. Both the state House and Senate have passed a measure that would establish a Georgia-based...
Georgia representatives push to suspend gas taxes to provide relief from rising fuel prices
ATLANTA — Georgia drivers could soon get a break on rising gas prices under a proposal moving quickly through the General Assembly. The state House voted 163-4 on a bill Wednesday that would suspend Georgia’s gas tax to help moderate costs as they increase because of...
New proposal keeps Georgia’s voting system in place till ’28, despite QR codes
ATLANTA — Georgia representatives abandoned a deadline to change the state’s voting technology before this November’s election, advancing a bill Tuesday that delays a switch to hand-marked paper ballots until the 2028 election year. The amended bill wouldn’t remove...
Georgia bill protecting student political activity in public schools advances toward final votes
ATLANTA — Georgia representatives are moving forward with a bill, inspired by conservative activist Charlie Kirk, that would protect political activities by students in public schools. If it passes, Georgia would become the first state to pass a law safeguarding...
In a rare compromise, Georgia senators make a deal on fentanyl prison sentences
ATLANTA — Something unusual happened to an anti-fentanyl bill in the Georgia Senate on Monday. Republicans and Democrats listened to each other, amended the bill to target fentanyl traffickers instead of addicts, and then voted unanimously to pass it. In a highly...