State Senate study committee recommends repealing CON law
ATLANTA - A committee made up of Georgia lawmakers, health-care executives, and an insurance industry representative Tuesday recommended repealing the state law governing hospital construction and medical services. The Senate Study Committee on Certificate of...
New state Senate map creates two new Black majority districts
ATLANTA - A proposed state Senate redistricting map released Monday would create two additional Black majority districts in the General Assembly's upper chamber in keeping with a federal court order. Senate District 17 in Henry and Newton counties and Senate District...
Appellate court upholds statewide PSC elections
ATLANTA - A federal appellate court has upheld the method Georgia uses to elect members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC), reversing a lower-court ruling. In a decision handed down late last week, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals endorsed the system...
Foster care study committee makes recommendations
ATLANTA - A combination of legislation and spending increases are needed to improve Georgia's foster care system, according to a report a legislative study committee adopted Monday. The state Senate Study Committee on Foster Care and Adoption unanimously recommended...
Redistricting special session likely to boost Democrats
ATLANTA - Georgia Democrats scored minimal gains in the General Assembly in last year's elections - and even lost one congressional seat - despite population growth during the last decade among Blacks, who tend to vote for Democrats. But Democratic prospects likely...
Georgia Supreme Court blocks Republican-backed prosecutors oversight board
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday halted attempts to move forward with a new oversight board for local prosecutors the General Assembly's Republican majorities created this year. In a six-page ruling, the justices declined to review rules and regulations...
Warnock tours proposed national park site at Ocmulgee Mounds
ATLANTA - Legislation will be introduced soon in Congress to create Georgia's first national park, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said this week after touring the Ocmulgee Mounds in Macon, a prehistoric Native American site. Ocmulgee Mounds was established as a national...
Kemp issues executive orders for Rosalynn Carter funeral ceremonies
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is assigning Georgia National Guard troops and other state resources to help with the "logistical challenges" associated with ceremonies and services to honor the late former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Kemp issued an executive order Tuesday...