Georgia considers financial support for college students who need money most
ATLANTA -- Financially strapped college students in Georgia often must drop out for want of money for food and shelter, but their prospects could improve under a new initiative from Gov. Brian Kemp. The Republican governor, nearing the end of his second and final term...
Senate bill would hold down property tax increases that fund Georgia schools
ATLANTA — Tax increases on Georgia homeowners could be limited to the inflation rate — including taxes for education after most school systems decided against capping property tax hikes last year. The state Senate’s Republican majority introduced a bill this week that...
Kemp budget about affordability, with tax cuts plus money for employees and college students
Gov. Brian Kemp greets Georgia lawmakers before giving his last state of the state address in the Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (Ty Tagami/Capitol Beat) ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp's last budget proposal would stockpile billions for...
Free for all election to replace Greene in Congress draws 22 candidates
ATLANTA — The voters in Marjorie Taylor Greene's old northwest Georgia congressional district have less than two months to winnow a winner out of a list of 22 candidates who qualified to succeed her. The March 10 special election for U.S. House district 14 will...
Error in state auditors’ data center review inflated job production and economic value
ATLANTA — Data centers in Georgia did not produce the same high payback in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in tax breaks as reported by state auditors last month, according to a correction issued Wednesday. In a report first released on Christmas Eve, the...
Kemp to build roads, bridges during final year as Georgia governor
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia outlines plans for highway improvements during the Georgia Chamber of Commerce annual Eggs and Issues event in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Ty Tagami/Capitol Beat) ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp will take a hammer to gridlock during his...
Georgia GOP senators target Raffensperger over voter registration lists
ATLANTA — Several Georgia Republican senators introduced a resolution Tuesday demanding that Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger comply with the Trump administration’s pursuit of the state’s unredacted voter registration list. Raffensperger objected...
Senate Republicans to address affordability, education
ATLANTA — The Republican leaders of Georgia's Senate will push to reduce both income and property taxes while targeting other cost-of-living issues during a legislative session that will be influenced by election-year politics. Senate leaders gave a brief outline of...