Report: Georgia Lawmakers Should Address The Labor Shortage, Workforce Development

The report found that more than half (57%) of business owners reported hiring or attempting to hire in January.

Economic Development Deals Hinge On Timing And Information, Observers Say

Many states, one observer says, keep secret what incentives they plan to give corporations.

Proposed Georgia Legislation Would Lessen Licensing Requirements, Proponents Say

Proponents say a pair of proposed bills would cut down on the red tape facing providers of services that require occupational licenses.

Georgia Senate Passes Measure To Ban COVID Vaccine Passports

The Georgia Senate voted Tuesday to permanently block governments across the state from denying services to unvaccinated residents.

Feds Sending $30 Million For Pedestrian, Bike Upgrades In Atlanta

The money is part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also called the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Proposed Georgia Legislation Would Bar TikTok From State-Owned Devices

Senate Bill 93 would apply the prohibition to state-owned devices the legislative and judicial branches use and K-12 schools statewide.

Georgia Reaction To Biden's State Of The Union Falls Along Party Lines

Like everything in modern political times, the reaction to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address fell along party lines.

Georgia Legislation Would Incorporate A Portion Of Atlanta As Buckhead City

Senate Bill 114 has been assigned to the Senate Committee on State and Local Governmental Operations-General.

Proposed Georgia Gun Legislation Has Unintended Consequences, Expert Says

Anyone convicted under statute must serve the time before any other sentence, which cannot be shortened by any sentence-reducing measures.

Bill To Raise Georgia's Tax On Tobacco Products Gets Bipartisan Push Intended To Tamp Down Smoking

A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including health care workers, lined up behind a proposal to raise the tax rate on cigarettes and vapes.

Georgia Workers Who Care For People With Disabilities In Line For Pay Hike, But Advocates Say More Needed

Workers who assist people with disabilities would receive about a $5-per-hour salary increase if decision-makers heed the recommendation.

Despite Safety And Damage Worries, Georgia House Panel Rolls With Bill To Allow Bigger Rigs On State, Local Roads

A state House panel OK'd a controversial trucking bill that would permit big rigs on Georgia highways to weigh five tons more.

Legislation Restricting Gender-Affirming Care Called "A Pretty Comprehensive Attack On Transgender Young People"

Also, said Brown, an LGBQ+ advocate, the law "requires schools to treat transgender students worse than other students."

Georgia Soldier Dies After Emergency Landing In Texas: Report

The soldier was headed to a training exercise in California, a report says.

Republican State Lawmakers Advance Bill To Toughen Georgia's Penalties For Gang Recruiting Of Minors

A signature piece of the tough-on-crime agenda pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp and fellow Republican lawmakers cleared a Senate committee.

Camden County Spaceport Dream Scuttled By Georgia Supreme Court Ruling

The state Supreme Court seems to have axed Camden County's plans to build a site to launch spacecraft near the state's southeast corner.

Performance Review Of Fulton Complete; State Election Board Plans To Ask Georgia Lawmakers To Fund Future Oversight

Georgia's State Election Board is considering recommending to state lawmakers that the local election board inspection process be changed.

Georgia Senate Votes To Permanently Bar Local Officials From Requiring Proof Of COVID-19 Shot To Enter Public Buildings

It makes permanent a pandemic-era law that temporarily banned local governments from requiring residents to show proof of vaccination.

IRS Says GA Special Refund Recipients Should Hold Off On 2022 Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service is working to determine if special refunds or state payments in 2022 were taxable.

6 Georgia Bed Bath & Beyond Stores Tapped For Closure

Bed Bath & Beyond stores that are being shuttered are located around the state.

GOP State Lawmaker Plans Bill To Override Local Residential Lot Restrictions And Design Standards In Work Force Housing Quest

Legislators in Georgia could soon consider a bill to make first-time homebuyers' homes more affordable for the entry-level housing market.

Georgia Lawmakers Condemn Antisemitic Flyers Left In Suburban Atlanta Communities

"A network of virulently antisemitic provocateurs” is responsible for the flyers, called "repulsive" by Georgia house speaker Burns.

Secrecy In Georgia's Medical Cannabis Regulation Still Frustrates Efforts To Deliver Relief To Patients

Rival companies that want to produce low-THC cannabis oil for medical purposes in Georgia have not been able to pry open the "black box."

2 Georgia Winners In Latest Powerball Drawing

One person won $100,000 and a second person won $50,000.

Banker Johnny Chastain Defeats Ralston Widow In Special Election; N.E. Georgia House Seat Goes To Runoff

N. Georgia banker Johnny Chastain will be the newest Republican state representative from north Georgia, winning the runoff election.

Rural Georgia Lawmaker Wants Legislature To Settle A Smell Raised By Casting Sludge Upon The Soil

Tankers hauling mystery sludge have been a common – and unwelcome – sight in rural Wilkes County for more than a decade.

Legalized Sports Betting, Horse Racing Quick Out Of The Gate As Georgia Senate Readies Opening Bid

A Georgia Senate committee is expected to consider a bill next week that opens the door to legalized online sports betting.

Commentary: Georgia Voters' Poll Likely Influenced By The "Political Dysfunction" Of Marjorie T. Greene, Gingrich

In an NBC News poll, 41 percent of Democrats said they believe the country is headed in the right direction.

Georgia Officials Mum On Incentives Offered To Global Auto Parts Supplier

However, it is not clear whether Georgia taxpayers will cover the cost of any incentives state officials offered the company.

Missouri Leads 20 AGs Warning Walgreens, CVS About Mailing Abortion Pills

Missouri attorneys general warn Walgreens and CVS pharmacies that any plans to mail abortion-inducing pills is illegal and unsafe.

Georgia House Democrats Drop Gun Bills

Georgia House Democrats have rolled out a series of bills they say will help stem gun violence in the state.

11 Charged In Multi-County Child Exploitation Case In Georgia

Those arrested were from Clayton, Spalding, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett and Newton counties.

Groundhog Day 2023: General Beauregard Lee Predicts Early Spring In GA

Meanwhile, Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter Thursday.

Mental Health Advocates Descend On Georgia Capitol To Rally For Continued Service Improvements

When last year's behavioral health parity bill was signed into law, Janet Norris was sitting in a Bartow County jail cell.

How To See The Full Snow Moon And Rare Green Comet Over GA

The full moon will reach peak illumination at around 1:30 p.m. EST Sunday, but will be buried below the horizon.

Kemp State Of The State, Emergency Declaration Put Crime In Focus

This week, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made public safety a part of his state of the state address.

Georgia Officials Mum On Taxpayer Incentives For Green Georgia

A sustainable building materials manufacturing company plans to spend $59 million on its new headquarters in Thomaston.

Georgia Lawmakers To Focus On Gun Control

Last week, Georgia’s Legislative Asian American Pacific Islander Caucus members issued statement condemning a shooting in Monterey Park, CA.

Georgia Officials Roll Out Increased Penalties For Gang Crimes

Senate Bill 44, introduced by state Sen. Bo Hatchett, also mandates minimum sentences for gang offenses currently on the books in Georgia.

Chastain Wins The Late David Ralston's House Rep. Seat

David Ralston's widow, Sheree Ralston, lost the seat by more than 470 votes.