Georgia Senate seeks to ban drinks with THC
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate adopted a measure Thursday that would ban drinks containing THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Senate Bill 254, which passed 42-14, originally intended to limit the amount of Delta-9 (a form of THC) per serving in gummies, tinctures...
Georgia House passes two tax relief measures
ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives passed two tax relief bills Thursday, one unanimously and another that proved controversial. House Bill 112, which cleared the chamber 175-0, would provide $1 billion in one-time income tax rebates to Georgia taxpayers....
Kemp inks $40.5 billion mid-year budget
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a record $40.5 billion mid-year budget Thursday that prioritizes hurricane relief and invests heavily in school safety and Georgia's prison system while providing relief to the state's taxpayers. The spending plan, which the General...
State House committee signs off on sports betting
ATLANTA - Legislation asking Georgia voters whether to legalize online sports betting in Georgia cleared a committee in the state House of Representatives Wednesday. Because it's a constitutional amendment, House Resolution 450 would require a two-thirds majority to...
State House panel OKs one solar bill, shelves a second
ATLANTA - Legislation that would require installers of solar panels on property leased from a landowner to return the land to its natural state cleared a Georgia House committee Wednesday. But a second bill pertaining to solar panels installed in communities governed...
McBath forms exploratory committee to run for governor
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, filed paperwork Wednesday creating an exploratory committee for a potential race for governor next year. "Georgians deserve a governor who understands what's at stake because they've lived it," McBath wrote in a prepared...
State House sends two speed camera bills to Senate
ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives passed two bills Tuesday aimed at reining in abuses in the use of speed-detection cameras in school zones. One of the bills would ban the cameras altogether, while a second would put restrictions on the use of the cameras...
Comprehensive school-safety bill clears Georgia House
ATLANTA - A comprehensive school-safety bill prompted by last year's school shooting in Barrow County passed the Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly Tuesday. House Bill 268, which cleared the House 159-13, is a top priority for House Speaker Jon Burns....