A proposed last-minute attempt to limit the public’s access to police reports and communications with state lawmakers was abandoned Friday as quickly as it emerged.
The last day of the 40-day legislative session, when the House and Senate usually crank out legislation right up until midnight and celebrate at the end of the night by throwing torn-up pieces of paper into the air, ended with a whimper.
On the April 4 edition: Authorities give details on Bartow County ICE raids; Rivian resumes new plant construction plans; Gov. Brian Kemp signs the 'religious freedom' bill into law
Kemp signs "Religious Freedom Bill" into law; construction is underway again at Rivian factory; the Trump administration's new tariffs are upending Georgia businesses.
Several candidates are vying to defeat a pair of incumbent Republican Georgia Public Service commissioners in an election that challengers say will become a referendum on rising Georgia Power bills.
It's the final day of Georgia's 2025 legislative session; construction resumes for the Rivian factory east of Atlanta; a new memorial to Black caddies who worked at Augusta National Golf Club opens.
On the April 3 edition: Georgia lawmakers are working on new bills before it's too late; and a South Georgia woman's arrest and case following a miscarriage is in limbo.
A bill affecting transgender people is headed to Kemp's desk; a religious freedom bill also passes; the case of a Georgia woman arrested after a miscarriage remains in limbo.
In the Senate, almost 90 bills and resolutions were posted on their rules calendar as legislators hustled to pass as much legislation as they can in the last two days of the session. In the House, members approved Senate Bill 17, or Ricky and Alyssa's Law, named after two school shooting victims.
