“I never dreamed that in 2019 this would be a problem. But it is,” said state Rep. Debbie Buckner.
Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan could cover a lot of people defined in some broad way, or it might be just a few, maybe with some specific, high-cost conditions.
DeKalb County’s got a situation: it wants to get rid of the massive Confederate monument that it owns in downtown Decatur. But nobody wants it.
The worry is building among Georgia policymakers that the differences between metro and country are too big, to the detriment of folks in rural Georgia. It’s among lots of states thinking about how to make up the difference.
The idea of ratifying ERA is getting some serious bipartisan support in the Georgia Legislature — about 36 years after the deadline to change the Constitution to guarantee equal rights for people regardless of sex.
Georgia will have about $27.5 billion to spend in the year that begins in July. The new governor is making proposed teacher raises a centerpiece. Democrats are pressing to spend on a Medicaid expansion.
“The eyes of Georgia are watching, especially the women of Georgia, who are now engaged in voting in record numbers. Thank goodness they’re voting and they’re engaged … ”
A powerful Georgia state lawmaker is about set in train a good look at railroads, to get more freight moving through Georgia more quickly. That might also mean better drives for folks in cars.
The Georgia Legislature starts its annual session with a new governor and a lot of new members. The city of Atlanta wants a couple of adjustments to state law, but that’s not all of interest to the city and its residents.
Georgia is suing about two dozen entities, alleging that those opioid manufacturers and distributors illegally and deceptively marketed their products; and failed to prevent the diversion of powerful, pain-killing, addictive drugs.
There won’t be a day in court anytime soon for the people who want a judge to review Georgia regulators’ 2017 decision to let Georgia Power and partners continue building new nuclear reactors.
Republican Gov.-elect Brian Kemp said it’s time to “put politics behind us,” addressing a group of mainly lawmakers and lobbyists, in a bit of an opening speech ahead of his first legislative session as governor.
It’s no secret Atlanta is a blue dot in a red sea, but a quick look at a map shows why changing the size of that dot just a little bit can swing elections.
There are only two statewide races on the Dec. 4 runoff ballot, but the election schedule is tighter than it was for the long general election.
The day after Election Day, an email arrived in my inbox. Entitled “Victory Breakfast,” it came from the Gwinnett Democrats. Things have changed, but not everything has changed.
The candidates who are running to replace outgoing Republican Gov. Nathan Deal are splitting on what’s probably the incumbent’s marquee policy: changes to the criminal justice system that have driven down the state’s prison population.
At the foot of your midterm ballot, there are going to be some referendum questions. Here’s what they mean.
What if every election day folks voted more than once — legally — ranking candidates from first to last? Or what if folks who weren’t registered at all showed up on Election Day and got a ballot?
In a bit of a valedictory speech on Tuesday, outgoing Republican Governor Nathan Deal pointed to schools as a place the state needs to look if the incarceration rate is going to continue to fall.
Special Atlanta moments with two music masters – Itzhak Perlman and Gary Brooker of Procol HarumFebruary 18, 2019 - 6:26 pm
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Photo Pick: “Superbowl 53 in Atlanta” by Kemet Alston with Diverse SocietyFebruary 11, 2019 - 6:38 pm
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Photo Pick: Lee Thomas is Georgia Trend’s 2019 Person of the YearJanuary 28, 2019 - 7:56 pm
