Kemp signs bill reaffirming Georgia ties with Israel
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed bipartisan legislation Monday that prohibits the state from doing business with companies that are boycotting Israel. The Georgia House and Senate overwhelmingly passed different versions of House Bill 383 last year. It didn't receive...
Libertarian running for lieutenant governor
ATLANTA - Libertarian Ryan Graham of Atlanta entered the race for lieutenant governor Monday touting a platform of education reform and personal freedom. Graham, 36, an IT project manager, is especially critical of standardized testing, which he said emphasizes...
Election-year politics dominating General Assembly session
ATLANTA - Election years in the General Assembly are typically marked by politically motivated legislation. But the trend is on steroids this year, as majority Republicans push a conservative agenda aimed at GOP base voters on topics from gun rights to abortion to...
Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion delayed again
ATLANTA - Georgia Power has encountered additional delays in the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle that will delay the project an additional three to six months. The Atlanta-based utility announced Thursday that the first of two new reactors at the plant south of...
Pari-mutuel betting on horse racing gets airing in Georgia Senate
ATLANTA - The perennial push to legalize gambling in Georgia hit the General Assembly Thursday for the first time in this year's legislative session. A state Senate committee took up two similar measures asking Georgia voters to decide whether to legalize pari-mutuel...
Terry England won’t seek reelection to Georgia House
Georgia Rep. Terry England ATLANTA - The Georgia House's top budget writer is leaving the General Assembly. State Rep. Terry England, R-Auburn, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday he will not seek reelection this fall to a 10th term....
Georgia Senate bill targets Chinese government
ATLANTA - Legislation prohibiting companies owned or operated by the Chinese government from bidding for state contracts cleared the Georgia Senate Thursday. Senators passed the bill 32-20 during the second week of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, which has drawn...
Kemp, Walker lead latest poll of Georgia Republicans
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - A new poll of likely Republican primary voters comes as good news to Gov. Brian Kemp and Herschel Walker. Kemp is leading former U.S. Sen. David Perdue 49.1% to 39.5%, according to a survey of 1,072 likely GOP primary voters conducted Feb. 11...