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3 days ago · The chair of a Senate committee tasked with reducing gun deaths among Georgia children has filed legislation to create a statewide database to notify districts of safety …

Nov 22, 2024 · A Georgia Senate study committee that bills itself as tasked with protecting women’s sports met Thursday for the last time before it is set to release recommendations …

Gov. Brian Kemp on May 1 signed a bill that expands the kinds of offenses requiring cash bail. Senate Bill 63 sparked debate among lawmakers over whether someone should be held in jail …

Jan 15, 2025 · The late former Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson was honored Wednesday by the Georgia Senate for his work as a senator and for turning around a …

Dec 30, 2024 · Attorney General and announced gubernatorial candidate Chris Carr is hoping a new administration in Washington will mean relief for Georgia farmers who are set to pay more …

Jan 13, 2025 · The first Senate bill of the 2025 Georgia legislative session aims to keep transgender girls out of girls’ sports in middle and high schools as well as colleges. The bill …

Dec 10, 2024 · Energy & Environment; Legal fight over coal ash harms is resolved but debate over Georgia Power’s disposal tactics rages Residents near Plant Scherer had alleged that …

Jan 16, 2025 · This story was updated at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, with additional reaction to Moore’s arrest. A right-wing Republican state senator was arrested Thursday morning while …

Dec 18, 2024 · A new Georgia Power rate hike set to take effect on Jan. 1 will have the average household spending about $43 more on electricity as measured since the start of 2023, …