New Georgia PSC elections set
ATLANTA - For the first time since 2020, Georgia voters will elect members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC) this year. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a call Wednesday for special elections on Nov. 4 to fill two seats on the PSC. Primaries...
Port of Savannah fastest growing on East, Gulf coasts
ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah handled nearly 5.6 million twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized cargo (TEUs) last year, a 12.5% increase that made Savannah the fastest growing container port on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts. “Savannah is clearly the gateway...
Georgia senators consider cost of addressing teacher shortage
Georgia public schools were short 5,300 teachers as of December, an ongoing problem state lawmakers have been unable to fix. They have a new proposed solution, but it would take awhile to put in place: let more retired teachers return to the classroom with both pay...
Boggs stepping down as Georgia chief justice
ATLANTA - Georgia Chief Justice Michael Boggs announced Tuesday that he will resign from the state Supreme Court at the end of next month, the last day of the Court’s current term. Boggs plans to return to private practice in South Georgia.In a resignation letter...
Georgia Senate panel advances data centers bill
ATLANTA - Legislation prohibiting Georgia Power from passing on the costs of providing electricity to data centers to residential and small business customers cleared a state Senate committee Tuesday. An 8-5 vote of the Senate Regulated Industries Committee sent the...
House committee approves bill codifying IVF into state law
ATLANTA - Georgia families seeking to have children would have a guaranteed right to pursue in vitro fertilization (IVF) under legislation that cleared a state House committee Monday. While in vitro fertilization is already being practiced in Georgia, House Bill 428...
Senate passes measure to review and revoke state agency rules
The Georgia Senate adopted legislation Monday that would enhance lawmakers' authority to overrule the results of the process that agencies use to enact laws. Senate Bill 28 would require the state to produce an analysis of an agency's rule that could cost the public...
House lawmakers OK increase in foster care tax credit
ATLANTA - The state House of Representatives voted Monday to increase an income tax credit for Georgia taxpayers who contribute to nonprofit organizations that help foster children who age out of the foster care system. House Bill 136, which passed 170-2, would raise...