General Assembly passes Republican-drawn congressional map
ATLANTA - The Georgia House gave final passage to a new congressional map for the state Thursday, the final act in a weeklong special legislative session called after a federal judge declared the current map violates the Voting Rights Act. The Republican-controlled...
Georgia Ports Authority approves Gainesville inland rail terminal
ATLANTA - The Georgia Ports Authority is spending $127 million to build a second inland rail terminal in Gainesville. The Blue Ridge Connector will link Northeast Georgia with the Port of Savannah. The new terminal will open in 2026. "Through improved connectivity,...
Georgia taking first step toward building hydrogen fueling station
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is looking for a developer to build a publicly accessible hydrogen fueling station in Southeast Georgia. The DOT released a Notice of Intent to Advertise last last week and plans to put out a Request for...
New legislative maps gain final passage in General Assembly
ATLANTA - The General Assembly's Republican majorities gave final passage to new legislative district maps Tuesday over objections from minority Democrats that the state House and Senate maps violate the Voting Rights Act. Voting along party lines, the Georgia House...
State Senate committee approves new Georgia congressional map
ATLANTA - A Republican-dominated legislative committee approved a new congressional map for Georgia Monday over objections that it doesn't comply with a federal court order that found the current map violates the Voting Rights Act. The proposed map, approved by the...
Kemp wants to accelerate state income tax cuts
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday he will ask Georgia lawmakers to provide additional tax relief during the upcoming legislative session by accelerating a state income tax cut lawmakers adopted last year. House Bill 1437 set in place a reduction in the state's...
New congressional map proposes major changes in Atlanta’s northern suburbs
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate's Republican majority released a new congressional map for the Peach State Friday aimed at creating an additional Black majority district as ordered by a federal judge. The proposed map, which the General Assembly will begin considering...
Georgia House, Senate adopt new district maps
ATLANTA - The Republican-controlled General Assembly passed new legislative district lines Friday over Democrats' objections that they don't comply with a federal court order that found maps lawmakers drew in 2021 violate the Voting Rights Act. House lawmakers passed...