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In her middle school graduation paper, my daughter declared that she had learned enough about climate change, and that it was time.
Lawmakers signed off on a compromise plan recently to gradually cut the state's income tax rate over several years.
Smyre's career in the House has spanned five decades, the report says.
Republican legislators failed on "plans to open up ballots to public inspection and add new chain-of-custody procedures."
Republicans used a last-minute maneuver on language that could lead to banning transgender athletes from playing on girls' sports teams.
“The proliferation of weapons without safeguards is what makes our streets dangerous and causes so much bloodshed” -- Democratic Sen. Parent
The controversial proposal would make it harder for landowners to file a nuisance claim against a neighboring agricultural producer.
Georgia's more than 740,000 public elementary school students could be spending more time climbing on jungle gyms and racing down slides.
Today's the final day for a bill to land on the governor's desk for the year, and there are several pivotal questions left to be answered.
The bill's fate occurs just days before the state's 2022 legislative session's scheduled end Monday.
Georgia is expected to soon become the latest state where people can carry firearms in public without a license.
A sweeping mental health bill meant to lift Georgia from near the bottom when it comes to access to treatment is on its way.
Democrats said Kemp is "playing pandemic politics" with this action, and it is "about power," not dealing with a virus.
A Georgia Senate panel gutted a sweeping House election bill that was roundly opposed by voting rights groups and local election directors.
A Senate panel has drastically revamped the House's income tax cut proposal and tethered it to new limits on the state's film tax credit.
The age-old debate over expanded legalized gambling is back in the Georgia Legislature after a House committee voted to open its doors.
A Senate panel has scaled back a sweeping mental health proposal following loud opposition from conservative activists.
Local elected officials urged a Senate panel to remove portions of the sweeping election bill they claim would waste valuable resources.
Legislation intended to crack down on unruly protesters – and that detractors argue could chill free speech and assembly – appears in limbo.
"There's something dangerous beneath the surface of this bill," said State Rep. Josh McLaurin, a Sandy Springs Democrat.