Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion reaches key milestone

The first of two new nuclear reactors being built at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle has reached a key step toward going into service this spring, the Atlanta-based utility announced Monday.

Senate approves bill barring Georgia youth from obtaining gender-affirming care

The Republican-controlled state Senate approved a bill Monday night that would bar certain gender-affirming treatments for youths under age 18. Sponsored by Sen.

State Senate passes educational voucher bill

The state Senate Monday approved a bill that would provide Georgia students residing in low-performing school districts $6,000 to spend on private school tuition. “This is a money-follows-the-child bill,” said Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, who sponsored the “Georgia Promise Scholarship Act.

Legislative newsletter – week 8

My colleagues and I returned to the Gold Dome on Monday, March 6, Legislative Day 28, otherwise known as Crossover Day. Crossover Day is the deadline for legislation to be passed out of its chamber of origin to remain eligible for consideration to become law this year.

The focus should be on what children need

The state of Georgia is constitutionally obligated to provide a free public education. It does this by allocating money to local public schools, primarily according to their student enrollment. But the state does not pay public schools for children they haven’t enrolled.

Heavier limits on truck weights pass Georgia House

Controversial legislation that would allow heavier trucks on Georgia’s state and local highways has narrowly cleared the Georgia House of Representatives.

Georgia House passes next step in mental-health reform

The Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a mental health reform bill Thursday that follows up on landmark mental health legislation the late House Speaker David Ralston steered through last year.

Georgia Power seeks $2.1 billion fuel costs recovery

The higher fuel costs Georgians have been paying at the gas pumps soon could be reflected in their electric bills. Georgia Power filed a request with the state Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday to recover $2.

General Assembly gives $32.5 billion mid-year budget final passage

The General Assembly gave final passage Monday to a $32.5 billion mid-year budget with a slightly smaller property tax relief grant than Gov. Brian Kemp requested in January.

State Senate passes bill aimed at no-cash bail

The Republican-controlled state Senate passed legislation Thursday that would mostly do away with the granting of no-cash bail to criminal suspects in Georgia.