Kemp signs private-school vouchers bill
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a private-school vouchers bill Tuesday, culminating a fight Republicans have waged for years to give students in low-performing schools another option. Senate Bill 233, which the GOP-controlled General Assembly passed last month...
Georgia getting $156 million for rooftop solar
ATLANTA - Earth Day has brought an influx of federal dollars to boost the development of solar energy in Georgia. The Biden administration awarded $156 million Monday to regional nonprofit Capital Good Fund to help residents of low-income communities in Atlanta,...
Critics brand newly signed bill as anti-union
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has signed controversial legislation prohibiting businesses seeking state economic development incentives from voluntarily recognizing unions if a secret-ballot election option is available. Senate Bill 362, which cleared the General...
Redistricting shuffles seats on state Board of Regents
ATLANTA - The new congressional map the General Assembly drew during last fall's special redistricting session is forcing Gov. Brian Kemp to shuffle several members of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to other seats. Regent Tom Bradbury of Vinings is...
Kemp signs major reforms to CON law
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a package of health-care bills Friday, including the most significant reforms in decades to Georgia’s law governing hospital construction and new medical services. Most of the measures include provisions aimed at increasing access to...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Georgia’s top congressional fundraiser
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's 14th Congressional District doesn't look to be competitive as she seeks reelection to a third term representing Northwest Georgia. But the Rome Republican's national profile is making her by far the most prolific fundraiser...
McBath, McCormick dominating race for campaign bucks
ATLANTA - Incumbent U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath and Rich McCormick are blowing away their opponents in campaign fundraising in their "crisscross" reelection bids heading into the May 21 primaries. McBath, a Democrat from Marietta, has raised more than $1.5 million during...
Ex-Trump aide top campaign fundraiser in 3rd Congressional District
ATLANTA - A former political aide to Donald Trump carrying the former president's endorsement is the leading fundraiser in the campaign for the only open seat in Georgia's congressional delegation. But a former state senator from Newnan is touting his lead in...