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Georgia House budget: Millions for hurricane relief, Super Bowl 2028 and other priorities
The House of Representatives Thursday approved a revised 2025 budget that includes billions of dollars in spending on everything from hurricane relief to prisons and more.
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Georgia secretary of state asks feds to drop lawsuit over 2021 voting law
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to withdraw a federal lawsuit over the state's 2021 voting law.
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Georgia parties have differing ideas in response to Apalachee shooting
Lawmakers back laws to make school districts share more information about students but more splits have emerged as talks go deeper.
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Georgia’s massive $16.5 billion budget reserve dwarfs that of neighboring states
Gov. Brian Kemp credits Georgia's healthy budget surplus to conservative budgeting and balanced spending, but the state isn't alone in having a large cash reserve.
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Georgia House budget boosts funding for Hurricane Helene relief
The Georgia House of Representatives Wednesday unveiled an amended 2025 budget that boosts Hurricane Helene relief and reshuffles spending in the state’s troubled prisons.
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Election skeptic chosen for job as Georgia election investigator
The State Election Board is hiring a new investigator who has previously expressed skepticism about fraud in the 2020 election.
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Georgia House Speaker pushes for school safety legislation after Apalachee shooting
House Speaker Jon Burns supports creation statewide database that would contain information about students’ mental health history.
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Inspired by a local election, Georgia Senate passes first bill of legislative session
The Georgia Senate voted in favor of a bill allowing bail bonds business owners to hold local office. It is the first bill to pass a chamber this year.
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Brian Kemp seeks $175 million to cover soaring liability costs in Georgia
Outstanding liability insurance claims jumped 343% in the last decade and is expected to climb. The governor says overhauling civil liability laws will drop insurance costs.
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Trump takes aim at the ‘EV mandate.’ Here’s how that could affect Georgia
With a global race to dominate the clean energy transition underway, experts say Trump’s moves could put the U.S. at a disadvantage, and leave Georgia caught in the crossfire.