Georgia high court rejects four new election rules, upholds one

By Dave Williams Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday upheld only one of seven controversial changes to state election laws the Republican-controlled State Election Board (SEB) approved before last November’s elections.

Georgia Supreme Court maintains restrictions on gun carry

By Ty Tagami Staff Writer, Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - It will remain illegal for people under 21 to carry a handgun in most public places in Georgia after the state Supreme Court upheld state limits on the right to bear arms.

Department of Revenue to start issuing tax rebates this week

By Dave Williams Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA - The checks are about to go out in the mail. The Georgia Department of Revenue will begin issuing one-time state income tax refunds to taxpayers this week, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday.

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.