Proposed casino sites add meat to case for legalized gambling
A Georgia developer is proposing a casino resort on Lake Hartwell. ATLANTA - Supporters of legalizing casino gambling in Georgia have failed to make headway in the General Assembly year after year for the last decade amid intense opposition from religious...
Bill pushing back deadline to seek absentee ballots advances in Georgia House
A bill pushing back the deadline when Georgia voters can request absentee ballots before elections has cleared a state House committee, marking the first of many voting-focused bills to face legislative debate after the 2020 election cycle.
Medicaid expansion cost-share deal would stay put in Warnock, Ossoff bill
Newly seated U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia unveiled legislation Friday to give states that skipped out on early Medicaid expansion equal federal cost-sharing coverage if they join later.
No more video-only final visits for dying COVID-19 patients in Georgia bill
Hospitals and nursing homes would have to allow in-person family visits during public-health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic under a bill filed in the General Assembly.
Initial unemployment claims down again in Georgia
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - First-time unemployment claims in Georgia continued to decline last week, as the state Department of Labor worked to implement system changes allowing benefits authorized by legislation Congress passed in December....
Congressional Democrats strip outspoken Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Thursday walked back many of the controversial remarks and social media postings that have made the freshman Republican from Northwest Georgia a political lightning rod. But Greene’s 10-minute...
Bill seeks ban on transgender athletes Georgia girls’ school sports
Legislation blocking boys from playing in girls’ sports in Georgia and giving athletes cause to sue in court over violating that ban is up for debate in the General Assembly, sparking outrage from transgender rights advocates.
Georgia Senate looking to help labor agency cope with pandemic
Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery ATLANTA – Georgia Senate budget writers voted Thursday to give the state Department of Labor some help handling an unprecedented deluge of unemployment claims stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. The...