Kemp signs anti-crime package
BUFORD - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of tough-on-crime bills into law Wednesday, including a crackdown on gangs recruiting minors. "We're saying loud and clear, 'Come after our kids, and we will be coming after you,' " Kemp told members of the Georgia Sheriffs'...
Kemp signs bill offering grants for veterans’ mental health services
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian signed bipartisan legislation Tuesday establishing a mental health support program grant for veterans and their families. House Bill 414, which the General Assembly passed unanimously, will provide matching grants to nonprofits that serve...
Georgia’s Medicaid redetermination process gets rolling
ATLANTA – The complex process of reassessing Georgians’ eligibility for Medicaid has started. COVID-era Medicaid regulations prevented anyone enrolled in Medicaid from being disenrolled during the public health emergency. But those pandemic-era...
Georgia Power reduces fuel costs recovery request
ATLANTA - Georgia Power has significantly reduced its request to recover higher fuel costs from customers. In a filing with the state Public Service Commission (PSC) dated Monday, Georgia Power is seeking to recover about $6.6 billion, down more than $1 billion from...
Fulton County DA sets timetable for charges in Trump election case
Then-President Donald Trump headlined a rally in Dalton in January 2021 (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will announce "charging decisions" resulting from an investigation of alleged interference by then-President Donald...
Voting rights groups target line relief ban in Georgia election law changes
Photo by Beau Evans ATLANTA - Voting rights groups are going to federal court to block part of a law the General Assembly passed two years ago prohibiting volunteers from providing food and water to voters waiting in long lines at the polls. Groups including the...
Legislative leaders assemble rosters for tax credit review
ATLANTA - The chairmen of the two legislative committees responsible for tax policy will co-chair an upcoming review of all of Georgia's tax credits. The initiative, announced last month, is intended to make sure the various tax credits on the books in Georgia aimed...
The science of reading undergirds Georgia’s new literacy-education laws
ATLANTA – Georgia is gearing up to implement a new approach to teaching reading in the early grades. Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed into law two literacy bills passed during this year’s legislative session. About 36% of Georgia third graders...