Mike Dugan launches bid for 3rd Congressional District seat
ATLANTA - State Sen. Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton, is running for the U.S. House seat in Georgia's 3rd Congressional District being vacated by Rep. Drew Ferguson. Dugan was elected to the General Assembly in 2012. His 30th Senate District includes portions of Carroll,...
Kemp administration makes staffing changes
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp named a new executive counsel Thursday, part of a series of staffing changes in the governor's office. Kristyn Long will become the Kemp administration's lawyer at the end this month, succeeding David Dove, who is leaving state government to...
First construction contract awarded for Talmadge Bridge upgrade
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a nearly $6.6 million contract in an ambitious plan to replace the cables on the Talmadge Bridge in Savannah and potentially raise it to accommodate larger cargo ships. The contract went to Kiewit...
Federal judge rejects voter intimidation charges against conservative group in Georgia
ATLANTA - A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Texas-based conservative group in a lawsuit over its effort to lodge more than 364,000 challenges to Georgia voters' eligibility. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, the same jurist who upheld state's new congressional...
Rivian plant wins court fight
ATLANTA - A Morgan County judge has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the construction of a $5 billion electric vehicle manufacturing plant near Interstate 20 east of Atlanta. When Rivian first announced its plans in 2021, the plant was the largest economic...
Redistricting claims two Georgia House Democrats
ATLANTA - Two Georgia House Democrats drawn into districts with fellow Democrats during the General Assembly's recent redistricting special session will not seek reelection this year, Georgia Public Broadcasting reported Tuesday. The new House map the legislature's...
State Senate Republicans tweaking new prosecutors oversight board
ATLANTA - Two Georgia Senate Republican leaders pre-filed legislation Tuesday to bypass a court ruling late last year that blocked implementation of a new oversight board for local prosecutors lawmakers created last year. The bill would allow the Prosecuting Attorneys...
State income tax cut to take effect Jan. 1
ATLANTA - A $1 billion election-year tax cut the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed last year will take effect on New Year's Day. For now, the phased-in tax cut sets the state income tax rate for 2024 at a flat 5.49%, down from the current 5.75%. The tax...