State House budget writers OK $37.5B midyear spending plan
ATLANTA - The Georgia House Appropriations Committee approved Gov. Brian Kemp's $37.5 billion fiscal 2024 midyear budget Tuesday. With the state sitting on an unprecedented $16 billion surplus, lawmakers signed off on a $5 billion spending increase, 15.6% above the...
Atlanta lands eight 2026 World Cup matches
ATLANTA - Atlanta has been selected to host eight World Cup matches in the summer of 2026. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta will be the site for five group stage matches, a round of 32 contest, a round of 16 match and a semifinal, the international soccer...
State sues feds over rejection of ‘Georgia-centric’ Medicaid expansion
ATLANTA - The state of Georgia and the federal government remain at loggerheads over Gov. Brian Kemp's limited expansion of the state's Medicaid program. The state filed a lawsuit in federal court in Brunswick Friday seeking an extension of the five-year program being...
Paper ballots focus of latest election reform push
ATLANTA - Five years ago, the General Assembly's Republican majorities passed legislation providing for a paper backup to electronic ballots, a move aimed at giving Georgians more confidence their votes are being counted correctly. But legislative leaders aren't...
Fani Willis discloses ‘personal relationship’ with special prosecutor in Trump case
ATLANTA - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was involved in a "personal relationship" with the special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against Donald Trump, Willis disclosed Friday. But in a response filed in Fulton County Superior...
Completion of Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion delayed until second quarter
ATLANTA - A malfunction within the cooling system at the second of two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is forcing Georgia Power to delay the unit's in-service date until the second quarter of this year. Georgia Power announced Thursday in a filing with the...
Revived bill aimed at no-cash bail clears Georgia Senate
ATLANTA - The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate passed legislation Thursday that would mostly do away with the granting of no-cash bail to criminal suspects in Georgia. Senate Bill 63, which passed 30-17 along party lines, would prohibit judges from ordering...
Georgia Senate passes sports betting bill
ATLANTA - The state Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Thursday to legalize sports betting in Georgia, but only after approving a major change in the bill that would require a statewide referendum on the measure. Under Senate Bill 386, which passed 35-15, the...