State economist Bob Bushman gave a financial forecast for Georgia on the first day of the Legislature’s budget hearings. Gov. Brian Kemp made remarks virtually.
Georgians under 16 could soon need to get permission from their parents before they can log on to social media if a bill backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones becomes law.
State Sen. Jason Anavitarte introduced legislation this week aimed at protecting teenagers from cyberbullying and other negative effects of social media. He and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Senate, first announced they planned to target social media last summer.
State lawmakers on both sides of the aisle responsible for making decisions around health care policy seem to agree that Medicaid, and whether or not the state will choose to expand it, will be a major issue this legislative session.
House Republican leaders will push to eliminate QR codes from the paper ballots voting machines spit out to voters after they cast their ballots and consider strengthening the powers of the State Election Board, potentially at the expense of the secretary of state, said Burns.
Lowry is the host of GPB's Lawmakers program. She spoke with GPB's Orlando Montoya about what's on tap for the show, which kicks off its 54th season tonight at 7 p.m. ET on GPB-TV.
Georgia's state tax collections aren't growing as fast as they were several years ago, but that doesn't mean Gov. Brian Kemp and lawmakers won't have room for new spending. Pay increases for public employees and teachers, more spending on health and education and more tax breaks could all result when lawmakers convene Monday for their 2024 session.
Is a newly redrawn congressional map, along with two revised legislative maps, an act of defiance or exactly what federal Judge Steve Jones instructed lawmakers to do when he struck down Georgia’s political maps for diluting the voting strength of Black voters?
The House Committee on reapportionment and redistricting passed the congressional map proposed by Senate Republicans as the Legislature moves closer to wrapping up the special legislative session on Thursday.
Georgia Republicans are advancing a proposed congressional map that maintains their party's 9-5 majority in the state's congressional delegation. A Senate committee voted 7- 4 along party lines on Monday to send the map to the state Senate for more debate.
Georgia Republicans want to redraw the state's congressional districts to create a new court-ordered Black majority district while maintaining the current 9-5 Republican congressional majority. The proposal released Friday shows they are again targeting Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath's district for wholesale transformation.
