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Autism alert license plate clears Georgia Senate

They were expelled from the Georgia Legislature. Now they’re honored.

The General Assembly is on an election-year tax-cutting binge.

Georgia’s budget includes a big payday for taxpayers

This flavor could become Georgia’s official chicken wing

Teachers, parents love Georgia cellphone ban. It could be coming to high schools.

Literacy bill, cellphone ban among education bills approved by Georgia House

Property tax measures under Gold Dome ignore renters, advocates say

Officials gather for annual Faith & Freedom luncheon

$409M hospital plan aims to ease jail mental health backlog in Georgia

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The House Chambers is full of lawmakers and judges as Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the state of the state address in the House of Representatives at the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / AJC)

Georgia bill tracker: See the state’s new laws

From tax cuts to social media restrictions, track the noteworthy bills Georgia lawmakers are discussing and see how close they are to passing.

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Georgians in both parties prefer property tax relief to scrapping income tax

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Why choose? Georgia Senate budget plan includes income and property tax cuts

The state Senate's budget plan also cuts state employee bonuses proposed by Gov. Brian Kemp.

Statehouse bill would hamper Mayor Dickens’ tax district extensions

The so-called TAD extensions are a key component of the second-term mayor’s lofty $5 billion plan to revitalize underserved neighborhoods.

Court orders Sandy Springs to share police documents in open records lawsuit

The judge's orders does not yet bring an end to the lawsuit that a media ethicist calls one of the most important open records cases he has seen in Georgia in a long time.

Republicans hold Middle Georgia Senate seat after special election runoff

Steven McNeel wins state Senate runoff, keeping Middle Georgia seat in Republican hands.

Opinion: Pandemic shows need to improve Ga.’s health care

Senate GOP revives anti-trans bills as election year heats up

Culture wars recently returned to the General Assembly with Senate passage of anti-transgender legislation.

Senate passes big cut in Georgia income tax

The Georgia Senate on Thursday approved two bills that would dramatically scale back the state’s individual income tax.

Skeptics of 2020 election look for answers from FBI raid in Fulton

Allegations of fraud and mismanagement have dogged Fulton County since 2020.

FBI raids Fulton County election office seeking ballots from Trump’s 2020 loss

FBI affidavit for Fulton’s 2020 records fuels GOP calls for state takeover

The unsealed FBI affidavit justifying the seizure of troves of 2020 records sparked renewed calls from Republicans for a Fulton County elections operation takeover.

Georgia’s State Capitol in Atlanta. (AJC file photo)

Middle Georgia voters return to polls for state Senate runoff

Democrat LeMario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel are competing for an open Middle Georgia Senate seat.

Ga. lawmakers take step toward banning NDAs for child sexual abuse victims

The bill, called "Trey's Law," would ban settlements in Georgia that keep survivors from speaking freely and make existing nondisclosure agreements harder to enforce.