Bill to study Georgia revenue, tax structures moves in state Senate
A bill that would create review panels to study Georgia’s tax and revenue structure and draft legislation to rein in wasteful spending or tax breaks advanced in the Georgia Senate on Wednesday.
Legislature mulling changes to governor’s emergency declaration powers
Georgia Rep. Ed Setzler ATLANTA - State lawmakers took up legislation Wednesday that would give the General Assembly a say over the declaration of public emergencies in Georgia. Current state law gives the governor sole authority to declare an emergency, as happened...
Bill to nix student discipline from Georgia schools score advances in state Senate
A bill to remove student discipline from factoring into a five-star rating for schools and districts cleared a state Senate committee Wednesday.
Absentee-voting restriction bills in Georgia advance in state Senate
Bills aimed at scrapping Georgia’s no-excuse absentee voting law and to increase identification requirements to vote by mail advanced in the Georgia Senate Wednesday.
Georgia Senate committee passes standard time-only bill
ATLANTA - Georgia would observe standard time all year long under legislation that cleared a state Senate committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 100 would do away with the current practice of switching back and forth between standard time and daylight saving time every six...
Legalizing horse racing aired in Georgia Senate committee
ATLANTA - Legalizing pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in Georgia would generate commercial investment and create jobs without using tax dollars, state Sen. Brandon Beach said Tuesday. Beach, R-Alpharetta, pitched a proposed constitutional amendment calling for a...
Citizen’s arrests in Georgia to face limits in General Assembly bill
State officials unveiled details of a bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at revising Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law to limit who can detain someone suspected of a crime.
‘Express lane’ children’s Medicaid bill clears Georgia House
Georgia Rep. Sharon Cooper ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation Tuesday that would make it easier to enroll low-income children in Medicaid. Under House Bill 163, children in families that are eligible for food stamps could be...