Georgia Senate Republicans pitch gradual elimination of state income tax
ATLANTA — With affordability a top concern heading into the elections this year, Georgia's Senate Republicans are proposing billions of dollars in cuts to the state income tax. A study committee assigned by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican and advocate for abolishing...
Another state lawmaker charged in federal court with pandemic unemployment fraud
ATLANTA — Former state Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, became the second Georgia lawmaker to be indicted in federal court in the past month over alleged fraud concerning COVID-19 federal assistance. Bennett, who resigned her seat effective Dec. 31, pleaded not...
March 10 election scheduled to elect Marjorie Taylor Greene successor
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday scheduled March 10 for the special election to select a successor to former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Rome Republican resigned a year early after disagreeing with former ally President Donald Trump over numerous issues....
Lawmakers to pay for Georgia income tax cuts by trimming tax breaks; here are some of the $30 billion in state tax credits and exemptions
ATLANTA — When lawmakers return to the Georgia Capitol next week, they will likely be eyeing cutbacks to tax credits and exemptions to pay for a priority of Senate leader Burt Jones. The Republican lieutenant governor, who is campaigning for the governor's office, has...
Georgia health officials urging flu vaccination amid “widespread and severe” infections
ATLANTA — Hospitalizations for flu spiked in the last full week of December, resulting in several deaths in Georgia and an urgent call by state health officials. The Department of Public Health on Monday urged people to get vaccinated amid projections of more...
State report says data centers a boon to economy despite tax giveaway
Randy Beall, a building trades advocate, urges the Georgia Public Service Commission to approve an expansion of capacity for Georgia Power at a Dec. 19, 2025 hearing, arguing that the added electrical power would allow more data centers to produce jobs for...
Tech industry the target of potential legislative backlash
ATLANTA — Big tech has reached so far into the lives of children that some Georgia lawmakers want to push back. After legal missteps in an effort to restrain the industry, the state Senate got new recommendations this month from a study committee that heard grim...
Georgia gets nearly $219 million for rural health care
ATLANTA — The federal government will give Georgia nearly $219 million to bolster health care in 126 rural counties, under a program established by President Donald Trump's signature budget reconciliation bill passed in July. The distribution, announced Monday, is...