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Georgia state agencies told to freeze spending and draft contingency plans
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (445+ words) Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has instructed Georgia state agencies to keep spending level as they prepare budget proposals ahead of next year’s legislative session. Kemp is term-limited and signed his final budget earlier this year, cutting more than $300 million in…...
Georgia lawmakers consider bill on capping property taxes
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (403+ words) Georgia lawmakers are debating House Bill 1116, a proposal that would cap annual property tax increases at 3% to protect homeowners from rising costs. ATLANTA - Georgia homeowners could soon see a limit on their tax bills as state lawmakers debate a new…...
Raffensperger: Runoff election audit shows errors came from hand-marked ballots
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (316+ words) Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced July 9 that results from an audit of the June 16 runoff showed errors came exclusively from hand-marked ballots. The results came from a ballot image audit that Raffensperger said “demonstrated the inherent risk in…...
A last-minute change to Georgia’s ballot QR code bill could steer voting in a new direction
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (999+ words) Georgia’s ballot QR code crisis is resolved for now, but a late change to an elections bill passed during last month’s special session adds a new twist to the question of how future elections across the state will be run....
Georgia Democrats blast requirement to recount votes by hand in bill that would keep ballot QR codes
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (589+ words) ATLANTA — Legislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections faced strong opposition from state Democrats on Monday after Republicans in the Georgia Senate approved an amendment that would require a hand recount of ballots....
Georgia sales tax swap dies, leaving property tax relief unclear
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (212+ words) ATLANTA — Democrats in the Legislature on Monday closed the door on Republican proposals to implement new local sales taxes to offset homeowner property tax bills. On the fourth day of their special session, Republicans got a redo of a vote…...
Georgia's local sales tax bills are dying
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) (The Center Square) – Sixty-six Georgia cities and counties hoping for a 1-cent sales tax to offset property taxes will not get a chance to put it before voters. Democrats in the House of Representatives voted against the bills, which needed a…...
Bill extending Georgia’s ballot QR code deadline clears Senate in a Saturday vote
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (564+ words) A bill aimed at addressing a looming deadline to remove QR codes from Georgia’s ballots passed the Senate along party lines after a short but contentious debate Saturday. The measure, which is sponsored by Sylvania Republican Sen. Max Burns, extends…...
Georgia voting overhaul could bring big payday to companies
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1131+ words) A vendor set up outside the state Capitol during the General Assembly’s legislative session in March to tout his voting touchscreens and ballot tabulators. Election Systems & Software wasn’t there by chance. The Nebraska-based company was angling for a lucrative statewide…...
Georgia Congresswoman pushing for legislation to address states high pregnancy death rates
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (289+ words) Doctors say when compared to other states, Georgia has one of the highest rates of mothers dying while pregnant or post partum. Channel 2 Action News Lori Wilson spoke to a Georgia Congresswoman Nikema Williams about the legislation she’s pushing to…...