PSC to resume hearings on Georgia Power energy supply plan

By Dave Williams Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - Starting Tuesday, Georgia Power executives began to defend the mix of energy resources the utility intends to rely on for generating electricity against critics who say the plan relies too much on fossil fuels and not enough on...

PSC staff disputes Georgia Power generating capacity request

By Dave Williams Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - Georgia Power has overestimated how much additional electrical generating capacity it will need to meet the demands of data centers, representatives of the state Public Service Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy (PIA) Staff...

Georgia Power offers to freeze customer rates

By Dave Williams Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - Georgia Power will not seek to raise base rates for the next three years under a proposed agreement the Atlanta-based utility announced Monday.

Audit finds teacher shortage law worked a little but didn’t fix the problem

ATLANTA - As a generation of teachers retire and their burned-out younger colleagues quit sooner, complaining about the workload and the pay, public schools have struggled to keep their classrooms staffed. Georgia lawmakers thought they had found a solution, passing House Bill 385 three years ago.

Kemp signs bills on transgender athletes, school safety and other education issues

ATLANTA – Transgender students born male can no longer participate on female teams in Georgia’s schools and colleges now that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a ban passed by the General Assembly. On Monday, Kemp inked his signature on seven bills, including the Riley Gaines Act of 2025.

Georgia pre-k program takes steps to improve after slip in national rankings

ATLANTA - Georgia’s lottery-funded pre-kindergarten program used to be the envy of the nation, offering high-quality schooling for free. But the program peaked in 2019 as enrollment started to fall, a trend that accelerated during the pandemic.