State Senate panel approves sports betting constitutional amendment
ATLANTA - A proposed constitutional amendment allowing Georgians to vote on whether to legalize sports betting in the Peach State has cleared a state Senate committee. The Senate Regulated Industries Committee unanimously passed the bipartisan measure late Tuesday....
Kemp sending Georgia National Guard troops to Texas border
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that he will send additional Georgia National Guard troops to help the state of Texas defend its border with Mexico against illegal immigration. The Republican governor blamed Democratic President Joe Biden for failing to...
State Senate passes tort reform bill aimed at ‘direct action’ lawsuits
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced at the beginning of the 2024 General Assembly session that he would not push for comprehensive tort reform this year. But the state Senate passed legislation Tuesday addressing one aspect of tort reform. Senate Bill 426, which...
Gasoline taxes propping up otherwise sluggish state tax revenues
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections rose last month compared to January of last year, the state Department of Revenue reported Monday. But that 2.1% increase only occurred because the state sales tax on gasoline was in effect last month but was not being collected...
Georgia House passes solar farms bill
ATLANTA - Legislation aimed at ensuring the huge number of solar farms springing up across rural Georgia don't become permanent eyesores cleared the state House of Representatives Monday. House Bill 300, which passed unanimously, requires companies that lease property...
State issues draft permits for titanium mine near Okefenokee
ATLANTA - The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has released draft permits for a controversial proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp. Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals is planning to mine titanium dioxide on Trail Ridge, the Okefenokee’s...
State Senate targeting controversial library organization
ATLANTA - Two years ago, the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed legislation letting parents petition school principals to ban from school libraries books they consider obscene. This year, the state Senate is considering two additional bills aimed at making...
New state Senate committee investigating Fani Willis vows nonpartisan approach
ATLANTA - The chairman of a state Senate committee formed to investigate allegations swirling around Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump vowed Friday to oversee a fair but thorough probe. "This is not going to...