Georgia Senate Kills Bill To Create Buckhead City

The Senate voted 33-23 against Senate Bill 114, which would have incorporated Buckhead City.

Georgia Senate Debate Over Gambling Bills Gets Personal As Session Enters Homestretch

The state Senate roundly struck down a gambling bill, greatly decreasing the odds that the state will expand legal wagering opportunities.

Plan To Shield Government Officials' Personal Info From Public Records Sweeps Georgia Senate

Richard T. Griffiths of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation asked Georgia legislators this week to take a deep breath and tap the brakes.

Attacks On Power Substations Elsewhere Spur Georgia House To Stiffen Penalties For Infrastructure Sabotage

House lawmakers have approved extra prison time for anyone who intentionally attacks – physically or electronically – a utility substation.

Georgia Senate Is Next Stop For House Bill That Aims To Expand Access To Mental Health Services

A proposal billed as the next step toward improving access to behavioral health services in Georgia easily cleared the state House Thursday.

GOP Bills On Protest Marches? Opponents Call Them "Unnecessary And Wrong-Headed"

State House lawmakers passed two GOP bills targeting demonstrators who resort to tactics when protesting, but opponents decried the move.

Tornado Watch, Severe T-Storm Warnings Issued For Multiple GA Counties

A tornado watch is in effect for Clarke, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton and Gwinnett counties until 8 p.m. Friday.

New Photos Surface Of Missing Georgia Man In Louisiana

Georgia resident Nathan Millard has been missing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, since Feb. 23.

Wind Advisory In Effect For Metro Atlanta While Storms Possible

A wind advisory is in effect for counties in the metro Atlanta region until 11 p.m. Friday.

Georgia's Transportation Investment Act Marks First Decade

To date, nearly $1.4 billion has been collected to fund transportation projects.

Georgia GOP Senate Bill Would Ease Voter Challenges Despite Possible Federal Law Conflict

A contingent of Georgia Republican lawmakers is pursuing election legislation relitigating 2021's sweeping voting law overhaul.

Bill Lifting Local Control On House Construction Sparks Debate In Georgia House Committee Hearing

A Georgia House panel aired out much-debated sweeping legislation that would prevent local governments from regulating many entities.

Georgia Bill Tagged ‘Don't Say Gay' Appears Shelved For 2023 Legislative Session

A watered-down version of a bill opponents called Georgia's version of “Don't Say Gay” legislation appears dead in the water.

In Commentary, Authors Are Succinct: "Marjorie Taylor Greene Is An Idiot"

Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot, they say, and idiots, as a rule, aren't interesting. They aren't interesting because of their idiocy.

CDC Warns Of ‘Extensively-Drug Resistant’ Shigella: What To Know In GA

The Georgia Department of Public Health told Patch public health officials have not seen an increase in shigellosis in Georgia.

Georgia Bills Would Allow ‘Microenterprise' Home Kitchens

House Bill 583 would give the state's agriculture commissioner the power to license and regulate home-based food businesses.

FAA Announces Millions In Grants For Georgia Airport Projects

The feds announced nearly $10 million in funding for upgrades to a pair of Georgia airports.

Georgia Senate Committee Advances Education Savings Accounts Bill

The committee voted 6-5 Tuesday afternoon in favor of Senate Bill 233, the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act.

Cold Front Expected To Cause Severe Storms In Georgia

While showers are possible for metro ATL starting Wednesday afternoon, forecasters told Patch a cold front could bring severe storms Friday.

Georgia Senate Panel Takes Latest Shot At Passing School Voucher Bill Opposed By Public Educators

A new school voucher bill passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday and could be headed for a full Senate vote.

Despite Concerns From Democrats That It Ignores Gun Danger, Kemp's Priority School Safety Training Bill Passes Georgia House

Despite protests from some Democrats, a school safety bill Gov. Brian Kemp named as a top priority passed the House Monday.

Bill To Raise Age Of Defendants Assigned To Juvenile Courts Passes Georgia House Panel

A House panel signed off on a bipartisan plan Tuesday to divert some 17-year-old defendants to the state's juvenile court system.

Full Worm Moon: Will Conditions In GA Favor A ‘Moonbow’?

You could see a 'moonbow,' the nighttime equivalent of a solar rainbow, on March 7 in metro Atlanta.

Georgia House Poised To Set New Regulations, Oversight For State's Growing Rooftop Solar Market

The Georgia House could cast a vote on as early as this week on a bill that would give the Public Service Commission sweeping power.

Sierra Club Study Finds Georgia Power's Bartow County Coal-Fired Plant Among Country's Dirtiest

A new Sierra Club study estimates that coal-fired power Plant Bowen in Bartow County is one of the nation's most out-of-control polluters.

Welcome To America: Refugees From Wars In Afghanistan And Ukraine Get Help Starting Anew In Georgia

The 10th annual New Americans Celebration drew about 300 case workers, advocates, and allies to the state Capitol to welcome the refugees.

Georgia Lawmakers To Reconcile Amended Fiscal 2023 Budget

Georgia state lawmakers have signed off on varying versions of a revised budget for fiscal 2023.

Sam's Club To Open New Douglas County Facility In Georgia

The company plans to spend more than $142 million on the Lithia Springs facility and create 600 new jobs.

New York Company Plans To Build Facility In Screven County

Idea Nuova, through its American Home Manufacturing subsidiary, plans to spend more than $19 million on a 400,000-square-foot facility.

Business Group Says Proposed Bills Would Reduce Frivolous Lawsuits

Senate Bill 191 would disallow naming a transportation company and its insurance companies in the same lawsuit.

Black Student Loan Borrowers At Risk As Supreme Court Weighs Forgiveness Plan; Georgia's C.L.E.A.R. Campaign Noted

The report indicates that Georgia borrowers "are organized around full student loan debt cancellation."

Georgia Republican Senators Push Through Bill To Strip Judges Of Most Cash Bail Discretion

The Georgia Senate passed a bill recently that would ramp up the number of criminal charges that require bail to get out of jail.

Georgia House Proposal For Cigarette Tax Hike To Promote Public Health Runs Into Anti-Tax Buzzsaw

Georgia smokers and vapers could be paying more for their nicotine habit under a pair of bills working their way through the state House.

Dalton Republican State Lawmaker Tries Again On Legislation To Give DACA Students In-State Tuition

Georgia college and technical students who participate in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could get a break on tuition.

Sewon Plans To Spend $300 Million On Georgia Manufacturing Facility

Sewon America plans to spend more than $300 million on the manufacturing facility at Rincon's Grande View industrial park.

Georgia Lawmakers Introduce A Measure To Help Mental Health Care Providers

House Bill 520 would also allow state agencies to collect and share data in line with federal and state law.

Georgia Lawmaker Proposes State-Funded Education Savings Accounts

Proposed legislation would allow Georgians to create state-funded Education Savings Accounts.

Policy Group Pushes To Eliminate Georgia's Certificate Of Need Program

The General Assembly established Georgia's CON program in 1979, though state officials started reviewing healthcare projects in 1975.

When Does Daylight Saving Time Begin? Things To Know In GA

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law in 2022, making daylight saving time permanent in Georgia but time changes statewide continue to be observed.

Georgia GOP Lawmakers Advance Bill To Ban Some Gender-Affirming Health Care; Woman Says It Could Lead To Death Of Children

A Senate committee passed a bill Wednesday that would ban doctors from performing some gender affirming procedures on transgender patients.