Kemp declares statewide weather emergency with frigid temperatures on the way
Photo courtesy of Georgia Department of Transportation ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency throughout Georgia Wednesday ahead of an Arctic blast that is expected to send temperatures plummeting into the single digits by Friday. “Communities across...
Georgia congressional delegation wants more time to ensure accurate broadband maps
Georgia's Broadband Availability Map shows areas lacking broadband service in light yellow. (courtesy Georgia Broadband Office) ATLANTA – The federal government should give Georgia and other states more time to submit corrections to new maps that show where broadband...
Audit finds state’s video game tax credit a worthwhile investment
ATLANTA - Georgia’s tax credit for video game developers is paying off for the state’s economy, according to an audit released this week. The General Assembly created the video game tax credit in 2005 as part of a broader tax credit for film and TV productions....
Election-year politics tops Georgia headlines in 2022
ATLANTA - With the coronavirus pandemic at last under control, election-year politics dominated Georgia this year. Voters reelected a Republican governor and a Democratic U.S. senator in a wave of ticket-splitting that drew national attention. Here’s a look at the top...
Ossoff-sponsored bill focusing on rural opioid abuse signed into law
ATLANTA - Legislation U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., introduced last year aimed at curbing opioid abuse in rural America was signed into law Tuesday by President Joe Biden. The Senate passed the Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act late last year, but the U.S. House of...
Georgia Supreme Court upholds agreement to delay death-row execution
ATLANTA – An agreement reached by email constitutes a valid contract the state must uphold, even if that means delaying the execution of a person on death row, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday. The email was an agreement between defense...
State energy regulators approve Georgia Power rate hike
ATLANTA - The state Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a $1.8 billion rate increase requested by Georgia Power Tuesday that embraced most of an agreement between the agency’s staff and the company presented last week. Commissioners slightly lowered the upper...
Georgia should amp up its music-industry tax incentives, legislative committee recommends
ATLANTA – Georgia should institute a 30% to 35% tax credit for music-production expenses to help grow the state’s music industry, a bipartisan legislative study committee recommended this week. The tax incentive would encourage out-of-state productions to...