GA lawmakers vote down raising elected officials’ salaries, including Kemp
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers voted against raising the salaries of top elected officials including the governor. The House ...
Georgia Senate public safety committee cancels last scheduled meeting. On the agenda: school zone cameras
Despite much publicity, a Georgia senate committee canceled its last meeting of the session, threatening the legislation path ...
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Revised bill to require disclosure of third-party financing in civil suits heads to Georgia Senate
A sequel to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s push to overhaul Georgia’s civil litigation system has passed the House in a 98-69 vote ...
Georgia Recorder3d
Georgia Senate offers to increase governor’s pay to $250K, forging tie for tops in the country
Georgia Senate advanced a measure to increase salaries of governor, attorney general, House and Senate leaders and other ...
Vulnerable Senate Democrat Ossoff seeks to channel Trump outrage on tough road to reelection
Jon Ossoff, the nation’s most endangered Senate Democrat, sees a path for reelection in a state President Donald Trump won in ...
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Georgia Senate budget would boost funding for private school vouchers
The Georgia Senate approved a $37.7 billion state budget for fiscal 2026, which now moves back to the House to iron out differences.
Georgia Senate passes tax-free military retirement legislation, sending it back to the House
ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate passed a bill which would eliminate income taxes on military retirement benefits. While the ...
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Child care tax relief plan clears the Georgia Senate
The Georgia Senate Friday unanimously approved a revised proposal for child care tax credits. House Bill 136 would establish a new $250 income tax credit for each child under age 6. The original ...
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Georgia Senate Passes Tort Reform Bill
On March 21, 2025, the Georgia Senate passed S.B. 68, which contains numerous provisions affecting civil lawsuits in Georgia. The provisions ...
Georgia 'tort reform' bill heads to Gov. Kemp's desk to become law
A contentious overhaul of Georgia's civil litigation rules is heading to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. The Georgia State ...
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Georgia Senate sends tax cut, $250 rebate to Gov. Kemp's desk
ATLANTA - Georgians are on track to get another state income tax rebate and a further income tax rate cut after the state Senate passed two different bills on Thursday. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is ...
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Georgia Senate approves investigation of Democrat Stacey Abrams as Trump targets her
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican-dominated state Senate is going forward with an ... stardom when she came close to defeating Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2018. She parlayed voting rights ...