Ossoff, Georgia Republicans tout fundraising successes
ATLANTA - Democrats and Republicans are boasting of their fundraising success early in what is an off-year for elections in Georgia. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., raised more than $11 million during the first quarter of this year, the most ever raised by a Senate...
Regents to vote on consolidating Georgia Southern, East Georgia State College
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents will vote next week on a proposal to consolidate Georgia Southern University and East Georgia State College. The university system launched a wave of consolidations back in 2011 under the late Chancellor Hank...
Brunswick port sets monthly record for autos, heavy equipment volumes
ATLANTA - The Port of Brunswick handled an all-time record of 91,360 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo last month, up 18% compared to March of last year, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday. As was the case with container trade at the Port of Savannah, higher...
Georgia lawmakers go home early, leaving unfinished business for next year
ATLANTA - Georgia legislators clocked out unusually early Friday night, leaving behind stacks of unfinished bills, many of them torn into pieces for the ceremonial throwing of confetti that marks the final moments of a legislative session. Among the abandoned bills...
Failure of speed-zone cameras bill leaves bad blood between Georgia House and Senate
ATLANTA - An unexpectedly early end to the 2025 General Assembly session Friday night left a bid to put some restrictions on school-zone speed cameras in Georgia on the shelf until next year. While the Georgia House of Representatives was debating a substitute version...
Georgia lawmakers approve measure that could help Trump, prison inmates
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers approved legislation late Friday that would give innocent people who were convicted and sent to prison money for the time they spent behind bars, while also allowing defendants to recover legal costs when their prosecutor is disqualified...
Kemp signs RFRA bill
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed controversial religious freedom legislation Friday aimed at preventing government intrusion into Georgians’ rights to exercise their religious beliefs. The General Assembly's Republican majorities passed the Religious Freedom...
State House Republicans balk at Savannah gun ordinance
ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives passed legislation Friday aimed at a gun ordinance the Savannah City Council passed last year. The ordinance prohibits storing firearms in unlocked vehicles, with violators subject to a $1,000 fine and 30 days in jail....