A bill aimed at preparing Georgia for the potential dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education passed through a House subcommittee Wednesday with an addition from a Democratic state representative.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has pledged to start paying out tens of billions in aid to victims of Hurricane Helene later this month. But delays are already making it hard this year for some farmers to plant crops.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins met with Georgia lawmakers; Thousands are headed to Savannah this weekend for Saint Patrick's Day parade; Georgia DNR encouraging clean-up of bird feeders
On this edition: State lawmakers OK Georgia's fiscal budget for 2026; Democrats propose a new minimum wage in the state; and Warnock holds a virtual town hall.
For the week ending March 7, the senators worked on efforts including providing service members with healthy food on military bases, and pushing the Trump administration on federal prison security and economic assistance for Georgia farmers.
House lawmakers signed off on a revised $37.7 billion budget for next year that includes increases in spending for education, prisons and housing but lacked the splashy infusion of one-time spending that made this year’s spending plan swell to more than $40 billion.
A bill called the Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act that passed out of Georgia’s Senate last week would create mandatory minimum sentences for those trafficking in fentanyl if passed by the House and signed by the governor.
The House took up the only bill they are constitutionally required to pass each session. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Senate then got down to business as they quickly passed two House resolutions and a bill, HB 287 dealt with updating DNR fishing and hunting license regulations.
BrightFarms, a national indoor farming company that focuses on sustainability, now has its greenhouse in Macon shipping to grocery retailers across the Southeast.
On the March 11 edition: Atlanta teacher's body finally found in Lake Oconee; Atlanta opens a new bike lane in the city; and Delta lowers its first-quarter earnings and revenue outlook
Delta is slashing its first-quarter earnings and revenue outlook; Macon began demolishing a failed charter school for new affordable housing development.
Leaders from the Atlanta Department of Transportation and Atlanta City Council joined cyclists for a ribbon-cutting that celebrated upgrades on Forsyth Street.
