Son of First Liberty founder fined and referred for potential prosecution
ATLANTA — A Republican activist and former employee of a family-run financial firm accused of bilking mostly conservative investors out of millions of dollars could face criminal prosecution after the Georgia Secretary of State's office referred his case to a local...
Georgia’s famous lemon pepper wings could become the state’s official wing flavor
ATLANTA — Move over, peaches, peanuts, and pecans. Lemon pepper wings could soon join the ranks of official Georgia foods, according to a bipartisan bill considered by lawmakers Wednesday. Lemon pepper wings are a “cultural and culinary phenomenon,” said state Rep....
Big Georgia income tax cuts would come with costs to residents
ATLANTA — Republican senators are pitching giant income tax cuts to make Georgia more affordable, a plan that Democrats warn could lead to fewer government services or sales tax hikes. The income tax relief proposal, which passed the state Senate last week, would...
Republican Steven McNeel wins Middle Georgia runoff for state Senate
ATLANTA — Republican Steven McNeel won a runoff for a Macon-area Georgia Senate seat Tuesday, holding off Democrat LeMario Brown, who had sought to flip the district. Democrats had hoped to gain ground in the Republican-dominated Senate after victories in statewide...
Lawmakers seek restraints on corporate home ownership
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are again targeting corporate landlords in a bid to address housing costs during an election year when voters are concerned about affordability. "I have a grave fear that we are becoming a nation of renters and not homeowners," said Sen....
Georgia Power says it can reduce electricity bills despite storm damage repair costs
ATLANTA — Georgia's main electric power monopoly filed requests with state regulators Tuesday to set new billing rates for customers that will recover the cost of storm-related repairs and adjust for changes in fuel prices. The company said its new rate requests will...
Bill limiting data center costs from being passed on to residents clears Georgia House
ATLANTA — The Georgia House approved a bill Tuesday that aims to protect residential and retail customers from bearing the costs of data centers, but critics said the legislation won’t do enough. The proposal is the first of several pending data center bills to pass...
Democratic state Rep. Sharper set to plead guilty to pandemic unemployment fraud
ATLANTA — Another Democratic state legislator, state Rep. Dexter Sharper, is expected to plead guilty to COVID-19 unemployment fraud charges. Sharper, D-Valdosta, allegedly obtained $13,825 in unemployment insurance benefits even though he was still earning income in...