Property owners contesting condemnation of land for rail spur
ATLANTA - A nonprofit public interest law firm vowed Tuesday to appeal a ruling by a Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) hearing officer condemning several pieces of property in Hancock County being sought by Sandersville Railroad for a spur line. The hearing...
Internet trade group urges veto of age-verification mandate for social media access
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones declared Senate Bill 351 a priority for the 2024 legislative session. ATLANTA - A trade association of internet companies is asking Gov. Brian Kemp to veto legislation requiring social media platforms to make "commercially reasonable" efforts to...
Some perennial causes make it through General Assembly, some don’t
ATLANTA - Tax cuts, private-school vouchers, and health-care reform topped the list of accomplishments for the 2024 General Assembly session, which wrapped up just before 1 a.m. Friday following a frenetic marathon of nearly 15 hours. Vouchers and reforms to Georgia's...
Puberty blockers bill fails in General Assembly
State Sen. Ben Watson ATLANTA - Controversial legislation prohibiting the prescribing or administering of puberty blockers to minors experiencing gender dysphoria died in the General Assembly on the final day of this year's session when the Georgia House declined to...
Elections bill clears General Assembly in final hour of ’24 session
State Rep. Saira Draper spoke out against sweeping changes to Georgia election laws ATLANTA - The Republican-controlled General Assembly approved sweeping changes in Georgia's election laws early Friday, one of the final actions of this year's legislative session. The...
State busts up smuggling ring at prisons that used drones
Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail. ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Corrections and the FBI have broken up a multi-state criminal operation involving the use of drones to smuggle contraband into state prisons....
Lawmakers pass $36.1 billion state budget
The General Assembly passed the fiscal 2025 state budget Thursday night. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - The General Assembly gave final passage to a $36.1 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Thursday night, including raises for state employees and public school teachers...
Georgia Power, PSC staff reach agreement on request for more generating capacity
Georgia Power's Plant Yates ATLANTA - Georgia Power and state energy regulators have agreed on a plan to increase the Atlanta-based utility's electrical generating capacity including the construction of three new gas combustion turbines at Plant Yates near Newnan. The...