by Phil Kent | Apr 9, 2021 | News, News 2
It has gone virtually unnoticed by most Georgians that several new cityhood bills were introduced at the end of the just-concluded General Assembly. A new east Cobb County city proposal, for example, floundered in the last legislative session. But it was...
by Cindy Morley | Apr 9, 2021 | News, News 2
Attorney General Chris Carr is joining other states in sending a message to U.S. Senate leaders — Georgia is a right-to-work state and plans to stay that way. Carr announced today that he has joined a 14-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a...
by Phil Kent | Apr 8, 2021 | News, News 2
The recent tax cut passed by the Georgia General Assembly is directly affected by the so-called COVID relief law that includes $350 billion in federal aid to states and localities. Georgia and other states may use the money to increase spending, but...
by Cindy Morley | Apr 8, 2021 | News, News 2
A bill that would make it a felony to distribute sexually explicit content on a pornographic website with the intent of harassing or causing financial harm to the victim is headed to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk. On the final day of the 2021 legislative...
by Cindy Morley | Apr 7, 2021 | News, News 2
More than $5 million in federal aid will go to schools across the state to help Georgia expand nursing services. The funds from the CARES Act will be provided to every school district and GNETS (Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support) facility in...
by Dave Williams | Apr 7, 2021 | News, News 2
When the dust settled from this year’s General Assembly session, environmental advocates were looking at some success but mostly disappointments. Lawmakers finally voted to protect state trust funds for environmental cleanup activities after years of failed efforts....