Standard time measure clears state Senate
Georgia Sen. Ben Watson ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would put the Peach State on standard time all year. The bill, which senators approved 46-7, would do away with switching back and forth twice a year between standard and daylight...
‘Hidden Predator’ bill for child sex-abuse victims to sue in Georgia advances
Legislation to extend the statute of limitations for Georgians who were sexually abused as children to sue their abusers years later as adults advanced in the state House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Stricter ID rules for vote-by-mail in Georgia pass state Senate
Stricter identification rules for voting by mail in Georgia inched closer to law with the state Senate’s passage of a controversial bill on Tuesday.
Omnibus elections bill to overhaul vote-by-mail in Georgia faces debate
An omnibus bill proposing broad changes to Georgia’s absentee and in-person voting faced more debate in a state House committee on Monday, adding to a trove of other elections-focused bills in the state Senate.
Sports betting passes Georgia House committee for second time
Georgia Rep. Ron Stephens ATLANTA - Legislation legalizing online sports betting in Georgia cleared a committee in the state House of Representatives for a second time Monday. The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee passed the measure almost three weeks...
U.S. Supreme Court hears Florida-Georgia water dispute
U.S. Supreme Court ATLANTA - A lawyer representing the state of Florida asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to order Georgia to use less water irrigating crops in order to restore Florida’s devastated oyster industry. But Georgia’s lawyer told the justices the costs...
Bill to block locals from banning fuel sources in Georgia passes state House
A bill to limit how local governments in Georgia can impose what energy sources their businesses, houses and other buildings can use passed out of the state House of Representatives on Monday.
Georgia set to distribute COVID-19 rental relief
ATLANTA - The state will distribute more than $552 million in federal coronavirus relief aid to landlords and tenants affected by the pandemic, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. Gov. Brian Kemp “The effects of COVID-19 have hit many Georgians hard financially,” Kemp...