In the wake of an election upset in the Augusta Judicial Circuit last November when Democrat Jared Williams defeated Republican Natalie Paine, Augusta area lawmakers moved swiftly to…
MoreA group of Georgia lawmakers want to exempt retirement income received as retirement benefits from military service from state income taxation. Representatives Dave Belton, Bill Hitchens, Lee Hawkins,…
MoreThe Georgia General Assembly will convene for their fourth week of official business this week and the number of bills filed in both the House and the Senate…
MoreActive-duty members of the military could have lower automobile insurance premiums under a new bill proposed in the Georgia legislature. HB 303 by State Representative Mike Glanton was…
MoreGeorgia lawmakers are pressing to amend Georgia’s distracting driving statute. State Representative John Carson, a Cobb County Republican and the sponsor of the 2018 measure that put the…
MoreThe Governor’s Office announced this week that it is backing an initiative to expand Georgia’s access to medical equipment through incentives to entice companies to call Georgia ‘home.’…
MoreA bill introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives seeks to create a state commission charged with holding district attorneys accountable in a manner similar to that used…
MoreThis is an informal rundown of the legislative happenings. NOTABLE LEGISLATION FILED LAST WEEK: COAL ASH – HB 176 — State Rep. Debbie Buckner – It would require coal ash to be…
MoreGovernor Brian Kemp recently announced his administration’s adoption and foster care reform initiatives for the 2021 legislative session, introduced by Representative Bert Reeves and Senator Bo Hatchett: HB 114 – Increasing…
MoreState Rep. Jan Tankersley represents House District 160, covering a major portion of Bulloch County and all of North Bryan County. She and her husband, Hughie, live in Brooklet.…
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