Jill Nolin

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said federal disaster relief will soon be on the way for farmers left struggling to move forward in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Rollins, who was confirmed last month, told reporters Wednesday during a visit to the state Capitol that her agency would beat the March 21 deadline set […]

Income tax breaks and polarizing issues like a ban on DEI in schools and a proposed statue of controversial jurist Clarence Thomas are among the bills poised for action Thursday. But there are many other closely watched measures – like sports betting and a plan to compensate those who have been wrongfully convicted – that […]

The Georgia House signed off on the governor’s proposal to speed up a planned income tax rate cut Thursday but not before several Democrats blasted the plan as a risky gamble with a key source of state revenue. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Soo Hong, a Lawrenceville Republican who is the governor’s floor leader, would […]

Tuesday was the last legislative day before the session’s first major deadline as lawmakers make their last-ditch attempts to get their bill out of at least one chamber.  The House passed the GOP leadership’s school safety bill, receiving a boost from a rare speech from the speaker during the debate, and Tuesday also saw several […]

Advocates are turning up the heat on Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr to withdraw from a GOP-led lawsuit that they say threatens protections for people with disabilities. Carr joined 16 other states in a lawsuit filed in September against the federal government over the Biden administration’s addition of a gender identity-related disorder to the disabilities […]

House lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a measure designed to protect access to in-vitro fertilization after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last year created uncertainty nationally. The two-page bill puts into state code that “individuals have the right to obtain in vitro fertilization.” It’s a declaration that is currently lacking in Georgia law, and proponents argue the […]

A House proposal would crack down on unlicensed breeders who can often be found selling puppies from roadsides, parking lots and other outdoor locations throughout Georgia. The bill, sponsored by Concord Republican Rep. Beth Camp, is designed to stanch the flow of unwanted animals streaming into shelters across the state at a time of rampant […]

A GOP proposal designed to ease regulatory burdens on small business is being billed as Georgia’s DOGE, a reference to the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. “The Senate is leading the way to combat burdensome and costly regulations on behalf of business owners and employees across the state,” Lt. Governor Burt Jones said in […]

A bipartisan measure that would phase out a program that allows employers to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage – including less than $1 an hour – is gaining traction in the Senate. A bill, sponsored by Republican Statesboro state Sen. Billy Hickman, was recently unanimously voted out of committee over the objections […]

Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off his penultimate year in office in January with the threat of a special session if “meaningful, impactful” limits on lawsuits are not passed by the time lawmakers head back home in early April. And Kemp’s camp upped the ante Thursday when a top aide said the governor would cause electoral […]