Georgia Senate passes its version of tax relief
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate overwhelmingly passed income tax cut legislation Friday with significant differences from a bill the state House adopted last month. The Senate bill, which passed 51-4, calls for gradually reducing Georgia's income tax rate from the...
Parents Bill of Rights clears General Assembly
ATLANTA - One controversial education bill introduced into the General Assembly on behalf of Gov. Brian Kemp gained final passage in the General Assembly Friday while another cleared the Georgia Senate. The Senate's Republican majority passed the "Parents' Bill of...
State Senate passes Freedom to Farm Act
ATLANTA - Legislation supporters said would protect Georgia farmers from nuisance lawsuits cleared the Republican-controlled state Senate Friday. Senators passed the Freedom to Farm Act 31-23 along party lines. Because the Senate made changes to the bill, which...
General Assembly gives permit-less carry final passage
ATLANTA - Georgians would be allowed to carry concealed firearms without a permit under legislation that gained final passage in the state Senate Friday. The Republican-controlled chamber passed Senate Bill 319 34-22 along party lines two days after the Georgia House...
General Assembly authorizes study committee to plan rollout of EV charging stations
ATLANTA - The General Assembly has decided it needs more time to prepare for the coming wave of electric vehicles. The state House of Representatives voted unanimously this week to create a joint study committee to develop a plan for rolling out a network of electric...
Georgia House OKs tax credit for law enforcement
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at providing additional resources to local law enforcement agencies, a major priority of Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. The "LESS" (Law Enforcement...
Kemp delivers Crime Suppression Unit’s first year results
Gov. Brian Kemp (Gov. Kemp's official Facebook page) ATLANTA - The multi-agency Crime Suppression Unit Gov. Brian Kemp put together last April to fight a crime wave apprehended 26 murder suspects and made 214 drug arrests during its first year in operation. Kemp gave...
General Assembly sends library book-banning measure to Gov. Kemp
ATLANTA - Local school boards will have to develop policies to screen and potentially remove books from school libraries deemed harmful to minors under legislation that gained final passage in the Georgia Senate Wednesday. Senate Bill 226 passed the...