Georgia General Assembly adjourns without new limits on mining near Okefenokee Swamp
7+ hour, 52+ min ago —...Twin Pines Minerals wants to develop on the swamp’s doorstep cleared... ...Another session of the Georgia General Assembly ended after midnight... ...Twin Pines contends its mine will not harm the Okefenokee, and EPD... ...Twin Pines Minerals for the 582-acre mine the company wants to develop...
State Republicans give final passage to new immigration rules
8+ hour, 17+ min ago —...House Bill 1105, sponsored by Savannah Republican Rep.... ...Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.... ...Catherine Jarry-Tranter, a representative for the Georgia Latino... ...Michelle Baruchman is the Politics News and Enterprise Reporter for...
Georgia lawmakers blow past midnight ‘deadline’ again. Here’s why
8+ hour, 40+ min ago —...was revered as the hard-and-fast deadline for the final day of Georgia... ...Once, a lawmaker almost broke his neck trying to stop the clock.... ...As the clock struck midnight on Thursday, House Speaker Jon Burns... ...Staff Writer Phoebe Quinton contributed to this report....
Georgia Legislature adopts age verification for social media platforms
7+ hour, 33+ min ago —...Burt Jones, passed the Senate early Friday nearly half an hour past... ...midnight, following Sine Die, the end of the legislative session... ...Ty Tagami is the state education reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution... ...can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in...
Georgia House passes inflation-based cap on property assessments
15+ hour, 43+ min ago —...The Georgia House on Thursday backed a measure to cap how much home... ...The House voted 164-2 for House Bill 581, which also would allow... ...its sponsor, Senate Finance Chairman Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome, on... ...In January, House Speaker Jon Burns proposed hiking the homestead...
Water war waged in Georgia Senate involving Hyundai housing
16+ hour, 5+ min ago —...on water withdrawals from the Floridan Aquifer have forced the county... ...The Georgia Senate on Thursday addressed one obstacle to residential... ...County Governments Georgia and the Georgia Association of Water... ...The bill was opposed by the Georgia Municipal Association, the Association...
Georgia Power inks tentative deal to add more fossil fuels and battery storage
18+ hour, 57+ min ago —...Georgia Power and state regulatory staff announced a tentative deal... ...about the climate impacts of adding more oil, gas and coal to the Georgia... ...Aaron Abramovitz, Georgia Power’s chief financial officer, testified... ...Bryan Jacob of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy said he was...
AJC On Campus: Olympian to give UGA grad speech; Georgia Tech admit rates
20+ hour, 41+ min ago —...Keep reading to learn why a street near Clark Atlanta University’... ...An Olympic swimmer, a MacArthur Fellow and a medical school president... ...Clark Atlanta University honor Credit: Clark Atlanta University Credit... ...Valerie Montgomery Rice, the president and CEO of the Morehouse School...
The Georgia Senate’s top leaders join the Politically Georgia podcast on Sine Die
17+ hour, 41+ min ago —...Big bills remain on the table as the Georgia General Assembly meets... ...Omari Crawford, a Democrat from Decatur.... ...Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler, a Democrat from Stone Mountain... ...Majority Leader Steve Gooch says on the podcast....
Trump lawyer: Ex-president cannot be charged for false statements
20+ hour, 8+ min ago —...Thursday’s arguments, before Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee... ...The charges against former President Donald Trump in the Fulton County... ...Fulton prosecutor Donald Wakeford asked McAfee to pay close attention... ...special prosecutors John Floyd and Anna Cross....