Georgia bill to limit lawsuits advances after Kemp makes concession to Republican senators
Georgia senators are supporting Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits. Friday's vote comes after some ...
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Gridlock Guy: Reform, not prohibition, should be the ticket on school zone speed cameras
Recent citizen angst with automated, speed-detecting cameras in school zones has seemingly come to a head. While a resounding majority of Georgia lawmakers voted in 2018 to allow the cameras, ...
State Sen. Josh McLaurin discusses tort reform alternative, Democrats' path forward, and state of national politics
In an extended interview with The Georgia Vote, State Senator Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs) lays out his response to the governor's tort reform push, discusses some of the other major legislative ...
Judge appoints monitor to oversee agreement to reform Georgia’s Fulton County Jail
A federal judge has appointed a lead monitor with three decades of experience in corrections to oversee a consent decree ...
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On eve of key Georgia Senate vote, hints emerge Kemp’s 2025 priority ‘tort reform’ faces headwinds
Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off his penultimate year in office in January with the threat of a special session if “meaningful, ...
Lawmakers See Tort Reform, Like Tax Relief, As Way To Reduce Costs
Governors and lawmakers in some of the fastest growing states are now pursuing tort reform for the same reason the seek to ...
Kemp scores career win after issuing ultimatums to Georgia Republicans
The bill passed 33-21, with Republican state Sen. Colton Moore the only one from his party to say no and Democratic state Sen ...