Georgia Senate scraps plan to create new labor chief for jobless claims backlog
The Georgia Senate shelved a bill Friday aimed at helping the state Department of Labor dole out long-delayed unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
General Assembly eying daunting price tag for critical freight rail
ATLANTA - Legislation moving through the General Assembly would let Georgia start drawing down up to $1.5 billion a year needed to move growing volumes of freight smoothly through the state. The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that...
Georgia House passes $27.2B state budget
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston previewed his priorities for the 2021 legislative session at the state Capitol on Jan. 7, 2021. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp’s $27.2 billion fiscal 2022 state budget cleared the Georgia House of Representatives...
To-go cocktails with limits closer to reality in Georgia as Senate bill passes
Cocktails-to-go edged closer to becoming a reality in Georgia with passage in the state Senate Friday of a measure allowing restaurants to sell curbside alcoholic beverages in tightly sealed containers with takeout food.
Temporary COVID-19 vaccine site to open in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Federal officials are planning to open a temporary mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, adding to several other large vaccine sites scattered across Georgia.
Bill barring governor from closing churches in Georgia clears state Senate
Churches and other places of worship would have to remain open in Georgia during public emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic under a measure that passed the state Senate on Friday.
Sports betting constitutional amendment clears state Senate
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate passed a constitutional amendment Friday asking voters statewide to decide whether to legalize online sports betting. Senators voted 41-10 to approve the measure, three votes more than the two-thirds majority needed to pass it and send it...
Education, mental health take priority in Georgia House budget
ATLANTA - Georgia House budget writers approved a $27.2 billion fiscal 2022 state budget Thursday that restores 10% across-the-board spending cuts the General Assembly imposed last year, with a special emphasis on education and mental health. The House Appropriations...