Georgia Power, PSC staff agree on fuel costs recovery
ATLANTA - Georgia Power and the state Public Service Commission's (PSC) Public Interest Advocacy Staff have reached an agreement resulting in a slight reduction in the utility's request to recover $2.1 billion in higher fuel costs from customers. If the commission...
State tax revenues drop in March
ATLANTA – Georgia’s tax collections dipped in March, the state Department of Revenue reported on Friday. The state agency brought in $2.68 billion in taxes in March, down about 3 percent or $83 million from March 2022. Despite the slight decrease, net tax...
Federal judge blocks new EPA water-protection rule in Georgia and 23 other states
The Chattahoochee River (photo: Rebecca Grapevine) ATLANTA – A federal district court judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked the operation of a new federal rule in 24 states about what water bodies the federal government can regulate. The ruling comes in...
Public right to fish saved in final seconds of General Assembly session
ATLANTA - Georgians' right to fish in navigable portions of the state's rivers and streams was safeguarded in the final seconds of this year's legislative session. The General Assembly passed a bill on the last night of the 2023 session late last month that secures...
Kemp signs five education bills into law
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday signed five education bills into law, including measures aimed at bolstering school safety and improving literacy. "These bills will help improve literacy in our state and ensure our schools have the resources they need to...
Prescription drug price reform bill fell apart in state Senate over small business concerns
ATLANTA – After sailing through the Georgia House of Representatives, a close vote in a Senate committee blocked the progress of a bill aimed at reducing some prescription drug costs for consumers. The “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Patients Act” would...
State Senate study committee to focus on CON law
ATLANTA - A combination of state senators, health-care executives, and an insurance industry representative were named Wednesday to a study committee that will look for ways to reform the state's certificate of need (CON) process. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides...
Former tax preparer facing prison for filing false returns
ATLANTA - A Statesboro man faces up to five years in prison for willfully filing false income tax returns. Samir Patel pleaded guilty Tuesday to evading the proper assessment of his personal federal income taxes. Patel was a tax return preparer at a national return...