Influential think tanks at odds over $1 billion state tax cut
ATLANTA - Two think tanks that have long been fixtures under the Gold Dome have reached dramatically different conclusions about a proposed $1 billion state tax cut before the General Assembly. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation (GPPF) says the legislation, which...
Georgia House urging state Department of Transportation to extend Interstate 185
Georgia Rep. Gerald Greene ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives is looking to give Southwest Georgia an economic boost. House lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution Friday asking the state Department of Transportation to study the potential costs and...
Forts Gordon and Benning to be renamed
ATLANTA - Georgia's Fort Gordon and Fort Benning are among nine Army bases that will be getting new names. The Naming Commission, which Congress created last year to rename military installations named for historical figures with ties to the Confederacy, has developed...
Warnock sponsoring legislation to cap the costs of insulin
ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is pushing to get legislation he introduced last month capping the cost of insulin to the Senate floor by the Easter recess. The bill would limit the cost of insulin to $35 per month. The measure would apply to private group...
Georgia poll finds strong support for expanded U.S. oil production
ATLANTA - Most Georgians support the United States developing its own domestic sources of energy rather than relying on other regions of the world, according to a poll released Thursday. The online survey of a representative cross-section of registered voters...
Temporary state gasoline tax suspension gains final passage
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate unanimously passed legislation Thursday temporarily suspending the state sales tax on gasoline, but not before a lengthy debate over who is to blame for record-high pump prices. The bill, which the state House of Representatives passed...
Boggs to become Georgia’s next chief justice
Georgia Supreme Court Justice Michael Boggs ATLANTA - Members of the Georgia Supreme Court have unanimously elected Michael Boggs to become the state's next chief justice. Boggs, who now serves in the leadership position of presiding justice, will succeed David...
Kemp signs record mid-year state budget
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a $30.3 billion mid-year budget Wednesday that includes pay raises and bonuses for state employees and school workers. The General Assembly increased state spending through June 30 by nearly $450 million above the...