Ty Tagami is a staff writer for Capitol Beat News Service. The award-winning reporter spent 22 years covering education for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
When Georgia lawmakers went home on Friday, they left the state on a collision course with their own self-imposed deadline to change the way residents vote.
Homeowners will get relief from their fast-rising property tax bills and may even see tax cuts if Gov. Brian Kemp signs Senate Bill 33 into law. But many other constituencies stand to lose, including one that cannot vote: children in public schools.
A fixture in the leadership of Georgia’s House of Representatives will step down when her term ends this year, declining to run for re-election after nearly a quarter century in office.