The Lilburn and Norcross bills are separate from another pair of homestead exemption bills which deal with exemptions on schools taxes in Gwinnett County. House Bills 539 and 540, which were authored by state Rep. Matt Reeves, are also waiting on Kemp’s desk. They would increase the general...
In the end, neither chamber’s vote was close. The state Senate passed the measure by 37 to 19. The Georgia House, which provided final passage for the bill, approved it in a 112 to 59 vote. The Thursday vote marks the second time in five years that Georgia lawmakers passed an anti-...
Georgia Pizzagate: it’s illegal to hand out free pizza to voters The Republicans have figured out that if they can keep anyone who is against them from voting, they will win elections. Here’s the latest ploy. The Georgia House passed a bill last week making it illegal to hand out free...
Another bill passed the Senate Thursday that would give subpoena powers to State and House committees. Both bills come a year after the state Senatepassed a billcreating aspecial committeeto investigate “various forms of misconduct" by Willis, including her rel...
Georgia’s state House has backed away from changes to the state’s hate crimes law that could have removed protections for crimes against transgender people.
The Florida House passed a bill unanimously protecting state parks from pickleball courts, golf courses and hotel developments Associated PressMay 1, 2025 Driver Who Killed 4 by Smashing Through an Illinois After-School Camp May Have Had Health Emergency Police say the driver of...
(including brick-and-mortar casino) also passed the Senate Economic and Tourism Committee, this time late in February. We’ll keep a close eye on both these bills, with the hope that at least one passed the House and is able to get a governor’s signature. This election year is proving...
With the signature of Gov. Brian Kemp on a number of new tax bills passed by the Georgia General Assembly this spring, Georgia’s 2022 legislative session has finally come to a close. This year’s session was consequential for Georgia individual and business taxpayers both because of...
A controversial bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected passed a Georgia House committee on Wednesday. A fetal heartbeat can be found as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant. House Bill 481,called Living Infants Fairness ...
The President also urged Congress to pass voting bills, including the For the People Act that was approved in the Democratic-led House earlier this month. “This is Jim Crow in the 21st Century. It must end,” Biden says in the statement released by the White House. “We have a moral...