Georgia State football stadium to get new name
The former Turner Field is getting a new name. ATLANTA - Atlanta’s Turner Field is getting a new name. The baseball stadium the Atlanta Braves used for nearly 20 years converted three years ago to a football stadium for Georgia State University is to be rechristened...
Gov. Kemp inks ethylene oxide crackdown
Georgia Sen. Brian Strickland ATLANTA - Manufacturers that use the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide face new restrictions in Georgia under legislation Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law. Senate Bill 426 was among a flurry of 40 bills Kemp signed on Wednesday,...
Speaker Ralston issues plea for federal aid for coronavirus-depleted state budgets
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston ATLANTA - Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is asking Congress for $500 billion in aid to state governments suffering the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., this week,...
Gov. Kemp issues four vetoes, hints at special session
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp Wednesday vetoed four bills the General Assembly passed during the 2020 session, signed a fifth bill reluctantly and hinted he will call a special session of the legislature later this year. The most significant of the vetoed...
Rules on prescription drug prices tightened in Kemp-signed bill
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday tightening rules on third-party companies that play a role in negotiating pharmaceutical drug prices between insurers and local pharmacies in Georgia.
Georgia police, first responder protections bill gains Kemp’s signature
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting police and other first responders from bias-motivated crimes in Georgia, capping a series of controversial moves by state Republican leaders that nearly derailed passage of a separate bill outlawing hate crimes.
Gov. Kemp signs broadband bill focusing on rural Georgia
ATLANTA - Georgia’s electric membership corporations (EMCs) will play a major role in expanding broadband service in rural Georgia under legislation Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law. Under House Bill 244, the state Public Service Commission will decide how much...
Basketball players slam Loeffler with “Vote Warnock” shirts
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., has doubled down on criticism of the Women’s National Basketball Association after players from several teams – including one which she co-owns – wore shirts to games Tuesday night urging voters to support her Democratic opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock.