Crackdown on drag racing in Georgia clears General Assembly
Legislation to crack down on illegal street racing in Georgia by criminalizing promotions on social media and confiscating cars from repeat offenders passed out of the General Assembly Monday.
Broader special-needs scholarships panned as school vouchers clear General Assembly
Legislation to expand state-funded scholarships for special-needs students to attend Georgia private schools cleared the General Assembly Monday.
Paid parental leave bill clears General Assembly
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives gave final passage Monday to legislation that would let state employees and teachers take up to three weeks of parental paid leave. The House passed the bill 153-8...
General Assembly passes cocktails to-go bill
ATLANTA - Georgians would be able to buy cocktails to- go under legislation that cleared the General Assembly Monday. The state House of Representatives voted 120-48 to pass a bill that originated in the Georgia Senate that would let Georgians buy up to two mixed...
Georgia election bill signing draws federal lawsuit, lawmaker arrest
The speedy passage and signing of controversial Republican-brought legislation overhauling Georgia mail-in and early voting has drawn a federal lawsuit and the arrest of a Democratic state lawmaker.
Unwieldy tax bill crafted in final days of legislative session at cross purposes
Georgia Sen. Chuck Hufstetler ATLANTA - Two tax bills left for dead in the General Assembly have been resurrected in the waning days of this year’s legislative session. The Georgia House of Representatives late Friday overwhelmingly passed legislation that originated...
Atlanta spa shootings spur bills to delay gun purchases, protect Asian Americans
Deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area spas earlier this month have prompted Democratic lawmakers of Asian American and Pacific Islander descent to file bills aimed at multi-lingual training for law enforcement and delaying gun purchases.
Georgia House passes expansion of special-needs scholarships program
Georgia Rep. Will Wade ATLANTA - A controversial bill expanding a state-funded school voucher program created in 2007 has cleared the Georgia House of Representatives by the barest of margins. House lawmakers passed the legislation 91-71 late Friday, largely along...