Kemp budget about affordability, with tax cuts, plus monies for employees, students

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp's last budget proposal would stockpile billions for any rough economy one of his successors might encounter while also asking lawmakers to return over $1 billion to taxpayers.

Error in state auditors’ data center review inflated job production and economic value

ATLANTA — Data centers in Georgia did not produce the same high payback in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in tax breaks as reported by state auditors last month, according to a correction issued Wednesday.

Kemp to build roads, bridges during final year as governor

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp will take a hammer to gridlock during his last year in office, spending more than $2 billion to upgrade major highways south and east of Atlanta.

Lawmakers kick off session focused on affordability, taxes

By Mark Niesse, Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — Lawmakers, lobbyists and protesters swarmed to the Georgia Capitol on Monday, the first day of the annual legislative session in a crucial election year.

Senate bans local gun storage laws with first bill

By Mark Niesse, Staff Writer  Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to ban cities from requiring gun owners to lock up their guns in cars, the first bill approved in this year’s legislative session.

Democratic lawmakers try to rein in ICE

ATLANTA — Democrats in the state Senate fired a political volley at President Donald Trump Tuesday, with a package of bills aimed at the way his administration has enforced the laws, particularly for immigration.

Senate Republicans to address affordability, education

ATLANTA — The Republican leaders of Georgia's Senate will push to reduce both income and property taxes while targeting other cost-of-living issues during a legislative session that will be influenced by election-year politics.

Lawmakers to pay for income tax cuts by trimming tax breaks

ATLANTA — When lawmakers return to the Georgia Capitol next week, they will likely be eyeing cutbacks to tax credits and exemptions to pay for a priority of Senate leader Burt Jones.

Report says data centers a boom to economy, despite tax giveaway

ATLANTA — Data centers promise to enrich Georgia even as the state is giving them nearly half a billion dollars a year in tax breaks, according to a recent state analysis.

Georgia gets nearly $219 million for rural health care

ATLANTA — The federal government will give Georgia nearly $219 million to bolster health care in 126 rural counties, under a program established by President Donald Trump's signature budget reconciliation bill passed in July.