Freedom to Farm Act passes Georgia House committee
ATLANTA - Legislation aimed at discouraging nuisance lawsuits against farmers in Georgia filed by neighbors cleared a committee in the state House of Representatives Thursday on a voice vote. The Freedom to Farm Act would amend a law the General Assembly enacted in...
Georgia Senate OKs new districts for state Public Service Commission
Patty Durand ATLANTA - Republicans in the Georgia Senate approved new district boundaries for the state Public Service Commission (PSC) Thursday over objections from minority Democrats. The new map, which now heads to the state House of Representatives, would move 41...
Georgia Senate passes transgender sports bill
ATLANTA - Controversial legislation prohibiting transgender students born male from competing in most girls' sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled state Senate Thursday. The bill, which passed 34-22 along party lines, stems from complaints by parents of...
Georgia lawmakers mulling bill to grant refugees in-state college tuition
Georgia Rep. Wes Cantrell ATLANTA - Legislation that would grant in-state college tuition to refugees from Afghanistan resettled in Georgia last year drew bipartisan support in a state House committee Wednesday. House Bill 932 would waive the one-year residency...
State senator pitches lower-cost financing for Plant Vogtle expansion
Plant Vogtle ATLANTA - Allowing Georgia Power to finance the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion and other large projects through ratepayer-backed bonds could save customers hundreds of millions of dollars, supporters told a state Senate committee Tuesday. But an executive...
Georgia House OKs rural tax credit program with troubled history
Georgia Rep. James Burchett ATLANTA - The state House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday to authorize a second round of funding for a rural tax credit program created during the last decade. The Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act...
Georgia Senate passes Parents’ Bill of Rights
ATLANTA - Legislation guaranteeing parents input into their children's education cleared the Republican-controlled Georgia Senate Tuesday. The bill, which passed 33-21 along party lines and now moves to the state House of Representatives, is part of an education...
State allocates federal pandemic relief grants to water and sewer projects
ATLANTA - The state awarded more than $422 million in federal economic stimulus grants Tuesday to help communities across Georgia improve their water and sewer systems. The grants are part of Georgia's share of $4.8 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds. Gov. Brian...