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• Educators and Groups Want to Address Teacher Shortage

  Features, February 21, 2025

  The Georgia Department of Education kicked off a new teacher recruitment campaign Tuesday to address a teacher shortage. The move is necessary as a generation of teachers nears retirement after two decades and more in the classroom, State School Superintendent Richard Woods said.

• Georgia Lawmakers Step Up for Hurricane Helene Victims

  News, February 21, 2025

• Georgia House Passes Bill Giving GEFA Role in Gas Projects

  News, February 21, 2025

• Georgia House May Extend Deadline for Property Tax Relief Offer

  News, February 19, 2025

• State House Panel OKs Bid to Promote Georgia Music Industry

  News, February 19, 2025

• Georgia’s International Exports Keep Growing

  News, February 18, 2025

• Georgia House Taking the Lead on School Safety

  News, February 18, 2025

• EV Supplier Cancels Plan to Build Plant Near Statesboro

  News, February 18, 2025

• State Economist Warns Tariffs Could Raise Prices, Hurt Exports

  News, February 14, 2025

• Regents Approve First AI Degree Program

  News, February 14, 2025

• Governor Kemp to Attend Munich Security Conference

  News, February 13, 2025

• House Speaker Burns Names Former Deal Aide Chris Riley Interim Chief of Staff

  News, February 13, 2025

• State Lifts Poultry Suspension After Bird Flu Outbreak

  News, February 12, 2025

• Governor Kemp’s Tort Reform Bill Moving in State Senate

  Features, February 12, 2025

  Legislation backed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp aimed at reining in huge jury awards supporters say cripple Georgia businesses has cleared a state Senate committee following a five-hour hearing.

• Former Head of Fish and Wildlife Service Goes to Bat for Okefenokee

  News, February 12, 2025

• Medicaid Expansion in Georgia Drawing Interest From Long-Opposed Republicans

  News, February 10, 2025

• Sandersville Railroad Wins Eminent Domain Ruling

  News, February 10, 2025

• Sec. Raffensperger Looking to Feds to Withdraw Election Lawsuit

  News, February 07, 2025

• Doug Collins Confirmed as VA Secretary

  News, February 06, 2025

• DNR Approves 2025 Round of Land Conservation Grants

  News, February 06, 2025

• House Panel OKs $40.5B Mid-Year State Budget

  Features, February 06, 2025

  Georgia House budget writers approved a $40.5 billion mid-year state budget Wednesday that would take advantage of a huge surplus to fund improvements to the state’s prison system and provide disaster relief to victims of Hurricane Helene.

• Georgia Senate Leadership Reveals Priorities for the Year

  News, February 05, 2025

• Governor Kemp Unveils Comprehensive Tort Reform Package

  Features, January 31, 2025

  Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled comprehensive tort reform legislation Thursday aimed at reining in huge jury verdicts Republicans say are making it hard for Georgia citizens and businesses to afford insurance premiums.

• Georgia Student Scores Mostly Unchanged in National Test

  News, January 31, 2025

• Georgia Prisons Chief Pitches Spending Hikes for Staffing, Infrastructure Needs

  News, January 30, 2025

• Georgia December Unemployment Shows Mixed Bag

  News, January 27, 2025

• Lawmakers to Take Up Ambitious Building Projects List

  Features, January 24, 2025

  This week’s winter storm in Georgia has forced the cancellation of three days of legislative hearings on Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget requests for the remainder of this fiscal year and fiscal 2026.

• Georgia Snowstorm Over, Roads Still Dangerous

  News, January 23, 2025

• Georgia Lawmakers to Debate Pros and Cons of Data Centers

  News, January 22, 2025

• Healthy Surplus, Long List of Needs Driving State Budget

  News, January 21, 2025

• Kemp Promises Tort Reform, Even if it Requires Special Session

  News, January 17, 2025

• Audit Finds University System Picking up Bigger Share of Student Costs

  News, January 16, 2025

• Governor Ups The Ante on School-Safety Grants

  News, January 16, 2025

• Governor Looking for Allies in Push for Tort Reform

  News, January 15, 2025

• Georgia Lawmakers Ready to Take Up Usual Mix of Old Business and New

  Features, January 13, 2025

  The General Assembly will convene under the Gold Dome today with the usual mix of old and new business on its plate.

• North Georgia Snowstorm Lesson in Early Preparation

  News, January 13, 2025

• State Lawmakers to Explore Industrial Energy Usage in Georgia

  News, January 10, 2025

• Carter Eulogized Inside U.S. Capitol Rotunda

  News, January 09, 2025

• U.S. House Passes Laken Riley Act

  News, January 09, 2025

• National Day of Mourning Set for Jimmy Carter

  News, January 07, 2025

• Six-day Celebration of Jimmy Carter Starts with Georgia Flavor

  News, January 06, 2025

• Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Gains Final Approval

  News, January 06, 2025

• Ossoff, Warnock Pick Up New Senate Committee Assignments

  News, January 06, 2025

• Deadline Extended for Helene Victims to Apply for Federal Benefits

  News, January 06, 2025

• Appellate Court Disqualifies Willis from Trump Election Interference Case

  News, December 20, 2024

• Trump Names Herschel Walker Ambassador to the Bahamas

  News, December 19, 2024

• Georgia Republican Electors Formally Certify Trump’s Victory

  News, December 19, 2024

• Child Care Study Committee Releases Recommendations

  News, December 16, 2024

• Sen. Warnock Calls for Removing Medical Debt from Credit Reports

  News, December 13, 2024

• Georgia Voters Show Strong Confidence in 2024 Elections

  News, December 13, 2024

• Okefenokee Swamp Supporters Urge Aggressive Refuge Expansion to Stop Mining

  News, December 11, 2024

• Kelly Loeffler to Head Small Business Administration

  News, December 06, 2024

• State-run Hurricane Damage Relief Program Taking Applications

  News, December 02, 2024

• Lawmakers Recommend ‘Multi-faceted Approach’ to Preserving Georgia Farmland

  News, December 02, 2024

• Rivian Lands Federal Loan to Restart Georgia EV Plant

  News, December 02, 2024

• Ballot-image Audit Upholds Accuracy of QR Codes

  News, December 02, 2024

• Cumberland Island Museum Transferring Collection

  News, December 02, 2024

• Governor Seeking $12.2B in Federal Relief for Helene Damage

  News, November 21, 2024

• State Launches Website for New School Vouchers Program

  News, November 19, 2024

• State Medical Cannabis Registry Reaches 25,000

  Features, November 19, 2024

  Georgia’s medical cannabis program has hit an important milestone. Enrollment in the registry of patients eligible to receive the drug hit 25,000 during the weekend. That growth means the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission, the state agency that operates the program, is authorized to open additional dispensaries.

• Boaters Want to Separate Paddling From Fishing in Debate Over Access to Waterways

  News, November 19, 2024

• Trump Taps Doug Collins for Veterans’ Affairs Post

  News, November 18, 2024

• Proposed Expansion of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Draws Strong Support

  News, November 18, 2024

• State Prisons Chief Pitches Case for Funding Boost

  News, November 15, 2024

• Georgia House Republicans Retain Leadership Team

  News, November 14, 2024

• Harold Jones Elected Georgia Senate Democratic Leader

  News, November 12, 2024

• Republicans Maintain Majorities in General Assembly

  News, November 07, 2024

• Report Criticizes Georgia’s Limited Medicaid Expansion

  News, November 06, 2024

• Presidential Race in Georgia Heading to Finish Line Too Close to Call

  News, November 04, 2024

• Manufacturer of Transformers Expanding Georgia Operations

  News, October 30, 2024

• State Gratuities Clause Called Obstacle to Disaster Relief for Farmers

  News, October 29, 2024

• State to Roll Out Georgia Access Health Insurance Exchange

  News, October 28, 2024

• New Committee to Explore Impacts of AI on Georgia Courts

  Features, October 24, 2024

  Georgia Chief Justice Michael Boggs Tuesday announced the formation of an ad hoc committee that will assess the risks and benefits of using artificial intelligence in the state’s court system.

• Gov. Kemp Announces Georgia Surplus Tax Relief Rebates

  Features, October 23, 2024

  For the second time in three years, Gov. Brian Kemp is giving Georgians a tax rebate worth more than $1 billion.

• Speaker Burns, Other State House Speakers Seeking Federal Disaster Relief for Hurricane Damage

  News, October 23, 2024

• DNR chief: Investigation of Sapelo Island gangway collapse likely to take time

  News, October 23, 2024

• Georgia Hits 1 Million Mark in Early Voting

  News, October 21, 2024

• Proposed Expansion of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge Could Stop Mine

  News, October 21, 2024

• Republicans Favored to Retain Majorities in General Assembly

  News, October 21, 2024

• Judge Rejects New Hand-Count Election Rule

  News, October 17, 2024

• Teacher of the Year Joining Georgia Department of Education

  News, October 17, 2024

• Judge Rules Local Election Officials Must Certify Results

  News, October 16, 2024

• Board of Regents Seeking to Ban Transgender Women from College Sports

  News, October 10, 2024

• Georgia Election Offices Recovering from Helene

  News, October 08, 2024

• Georgia Lands $1.3 Billion to Expand Broadband

  Features, October 03, 2024

  The U.S. Commerce Department last week gave initial approval to more than $1.3 billion in federal funding to expand broadband connectivity in Georgia.

• Longshoremen’s Strike Silences Georgia Ports

  News, October 03, 2024

• New State Election Rules Come Under Fire

  News, October 03, 2024

• Students Show Strong Improvement in Georgia Milestones MathTests

  News, October 02, 2024

• Georgia Voters to Decide Tax-related Ballot Questions

  News, October 01, 2024

• Helene Death Toll in Georgia Rises Sharply

  News, October 01, 2024

• Georgia Supreme Court Disqualifies West, De La Cruz From Presidential Ballot

  News, October 01, 2024

• Helene Leaves 11 Dead in Georgia, Fallen Trees, Flooded Roads

  Features, September 30, 2024

  Hurricane Helene moved out of Georgia Friday morning, leaving in its wake 11 dead, toppled trees that caused widespread power outages and massive flooding.

• Georgia Students Beat Nation Again in SAT Scores

  News, September 26, 2024

• Governor Kemp Declares State of Emergency as Helene Approaches

  Features, September 26, 2024

  Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Georgia Tuesday with Tropical Storm Helene expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane Thursday night.

• Alternative Siting of Solar Panels Could Take Pressure Off Georgia Farmland

  News, September 26, 2024

• State Board Of Election to Investigate Counties Accused of Refusing Voter Challenges

  News, September 25, 2024

• Outfitters Warn Georgia Lawmakers to Tread Carefully on Fishing Rights

  News, September 24, 2024

• New Hemp Law Takes Effect Soon in Georgia

  News, September 23, 2024

• State Election Board Approves Hand-Counting of Votes on Election Night

  News, September 23, 2024

• Governor's Order Lets Colleges, Universities Make Direct NIL Payments to Student-Athletes

  News, September 19, 2024

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