Georgia House committee takes up sports betting
ATLANTA - A proposed constitutional amendment the state Senate passed late last month letting Georgia voters decide whether to legalize sports betting got its first hearing in the state House of Representatives Monday. While Georgia lawmakers have considered bills in...
Suspension of data centers tax break clears General Assembly
ATLANTA - Legislation temporarily suspending a state sales tax exemption aimed at attracting data centers to set up operations in Georgia has barely made it through the General Assembly. The state Senate gave the bill final passage Thursday 29-22, the minimum number...
Labor Commissioner Thompson diagnosed with cancer
ATLANTA - Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson announced Friday he has been diagnosed with an advanced stage of pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver. Thompson vowed to remain in office while he fights the disease. "While we wait on a final prognosis...
Fulton judge rules Willis may stay in Trump prosecution if Wade leaves
ATLANTA - A Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis may continue prosecuting the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. However, Willis may remain only if Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor...
Georgia Senate passes CON reform measure
ATLANTA - The state Senate passed legislation Thursday making significant reforms to Georgia's Certificate of Need (CON) law governing hospital construction and medical services, over the objections of some Democrats who called for Medicaid expansion. Senate...
Private-school vouchers narrowly clear Georgia House
ATLANTA - A controversial private-school vouchers bill squeaked through the Georgia House of Representatives Thursday. The bill, which would provide vouchers worth up to $6,500 to help students in low-performing public schools transfer to a private school, passed the...
Private-school vouchers back before General Assembly
ATLANTA - Republicans in the General Assembly Wednesday revived a private-school vouchers bill that failed on the final days of last year's legislative session. The House Education Committee passed Senate Bill 233, which would provide vouchers of up to $6,500 for...
Fulton judge dismisses six counts in Trump election interference case
ATLANTA - A Fulton County Superior Court judge Wednesday dismissed six counts of a 41-count indictment charging former President Donald Trump and multiple co-defendants with interfering in Georgia's 2020 president election. Judge Scott McAfee declared the six charges...