State Senate passes bill to double family compensation when teachers killed at school
ATLANTA - The families of teachers killed in mass shootings and other violent acts at school would get double the money under legislation that has passed both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly but still awaits final approval after some changes. House Bill 105...
Safety solutions company to build plant in Cobb County
ATLANTA - A leading safety technology solutions company will invest about $10 million in a new manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. Georgia-based Flock Safety's new facility will create 210 jobs during the next three years. “In Georgia,...
As Georgia legislative session winds down, advocates press for vote on religious liberty bill
ATLANTA - Proponents of religious freedom gathered in the Georgia Capitol Tuesday to pressure the state House of Representatives to vote on a measure that would limit government intrusion into actions based on religious beliefs. Opponents say religious rights are not...
Georgia House panel OKs bill denying state coverage of gender-affirming care
ATLANTA - Republican-backed legislation denying coverage of gender-affirming health care though the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) advanced in the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday. The House Health Committee approved a bill that originated in the state...
Legislature passes bill to compost corpses
ATLANTA - Legislation that would regulate an alternative method for disposal of the dead is on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp. The Georgia House of Representatives on Monday adopted Senate Bill 241 by a vote of 157-4. The Senate had already approved the bill in a near...
Federal judge sides with Georgia in ‘water wars’ with Alabama
ATLANTA - The state of Georgia has won another legal case in its long-running "water wars" with Florida and Alabama. A federal judge Monday sided with Georgia, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), and the Cobb County-Marietta Water...
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Georgia voting machines
ATLANTA - A federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to stop Georgia from using electronic voting machines. Monday's ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg ends a long-running legal dispute that predated the 2020 presidential election in Georgia,...
General Assembly passes transgender sports bill
ATLANTA - Controversial legislation banning transgender student athletes from participating in female sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled General Assembly Monday. Senate Bill 1, which the Senate's GOP majority passed early last month, passed the House...