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…...

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…...

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....

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…...

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…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (629+ words) For a second time this year, Democrats in the Georgia House rejected a Republican plan to reduce homeowner property tax bills. The Democrats’ argument was unchanged from their refusal to support a similar GOP tax plan earlier this year: a…...

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…...

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…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (835+ words) Sports betting firms have had a tough time trying to legalize their product in Georgia, but a recent blitz of campaign spending suggests the industry believes its fortunes could change. Political committees largely funded by sports betting companies spent nearly…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (316+ words) The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation expressed deep disappointment after Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed HB 376, legislation that would have strengthened the state’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit program. In place since 2002, HRTC has driven more than $1 billion in private investment in…...