Kemp proposes limited expansion of Georgia Medicaid
ATLANTA - Georgia will seek federal approval to extend Medicaid coverage to some low-income parents and legal guardians of children through the age of six, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. Georgia Pathways, the limited Medicaid expansion the state launched in...
Stacey Abrams-founded group fined for 2018 campaign violations
ATLANTA - A nonprofit voter registration organization founded by two-time Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has agreed to pay the largest fine ever assessed by the Georgia Ethics Commission. The commission's board voted Wednesday to approve a consent...
Sites chosen for State Art Collection traveling exhibit
ATLANTA - Ten communities across Georgia have been selected to host a curated traveling exhibition of works from the State Art Collection during the next 18 months, the Georgia Council for the Arts announced Wednesday. The communities earned a stop on the tour through...
Audit finds university system picking up bigger share of student costs
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia (USG) has reduced the financial burden of attending college significantly in recent years, the system's chief financial officer said Tuesday. The state's share of the cost fell as low as 47% in the aftermath of the Great...
Kemp looking for allies in push for tort reform
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp asked business leaders from across Georgia Tuesday to help him get tort reform, his top priority for the 2025 General Assembly session, across the finish line. "Every local or regional chamber (of commerce) in this room has a critical role to...
Kemp ups the ante on school-safety grants
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday he will ask the General Assembly to provide an additional $50 million in state grants to improve security in Georgia schools. The added funding would bring the total for the current fiscal year to $158 million, Kemp said during a...
State Senate reauthorizes committee probe of Willis
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate's Republican majority voted Monday to reauthorize a committee formed last year to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' role in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump. Willis has refused to comply...
General Assembly kicks off 2025 session
ATLANTA - The General Assembly gaveled into session Monday with the usual pageantry and little of the heavy lifting that will be required to make it through the 40-day session. House lawmakers voted 153-21 to reelect Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, to preside over the...