State House Speaker Burns introduces school-safety package
ATLANTA - Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns introduced school-safety legislation Monday stemming from last year's school shooting in Barrow County that killed two teachers and two students. The comprehensive proposal calls for improvements in information sharing among...
Aerospace company bringing North American headquarters to Georgia
ATLANTA - PBS Aerospace, a designer and manufacturer of world-class small turbojet engines, will invest up to $20 million to establish its North American headquarters in Roswell, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. The new operation, including manufacturing and research...
Homeschool students would get full access to local testing under proposed law
ATLANTA - Homeschool students would have guaranteed access to college admission testing at their local public school under legislation backed by prominent Republican state senators. School districts that offer the SAT, ACT, PSAT/NMSQT, PreACT, or an AP exam would have...
Fossil fuels to remain part of Georgia Power’s energy portfolio
ATLANTA - Georgia Power will continue to rely on coal and natural gas to generate electricity in the coming years while increasing investments in renewable energy. Those are among the commitments included in the 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) the Atlanta-based...
Transgender sports bill advances to Georgia Senate
ATLANTA - Sex and school sports are among the first items on the agenda for the Georgia Senate this year, as lawmakers took up legislation Thursday to control participation in team competitions. A Senate panel heard and passed Senate Bill 1, which would prohibit...
Kemp unveils comprehensive tort reform package
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled comprehensive tort reform legislation Thursday aimed at reining in huge jury verdicts Republicans say are making it hard for Georgia citizens and businesses to afford insurance premiums. "Georgians should have every opportunity to...
Georgia student scores mostly unchanged in national test
ATLANTA - Scores on a biennial federal test for Georgia fourth and eighth graders show that students on the whole are not progressing enough to regain academic losses sustained during the pandemic. “Overall, student achievement has not returned to pre-pandemic...
Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law
ATLANTA - Legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student murdered by an illegal immigrant Wednesday became the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump. The Laken Riley Act requires federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest,...