Georgia lawmakers aim to shift millions to shore up HIV program
High infection rates and economic hardships brought on by the pandemic have put new strain on a program that provides life-saving assistance to low-income...
Tax filing begins February 12
If you think you will be getting money back from the IRS, or not, you should start working on your taxes now. The Internal...
Georgia’s new senators back incentive bill for Medicaid expansion
One of the biggest carrots in the 2010 Affordable Care Act was a promise that the federal government would pay 100 percent of the...
Ga. House committee advances bill to set earlier ballot request deadline
A new state legislative committee focused on election changes passed a bill Thursday that will keep Georgia voters from requesting absentee ballots the week...
Education secretary nominee says teachers should get vaccine priority
WASHINGTON—The president’s pick to lead the U.S. Education Department said Wednesday that he wants teachers at the front of the line for vaccinations as...
Georgia sees slight boost in vaccine capacity, but supplies still lag
A little over a year ago, the Jim R. Miller Park in Cobb County was full of carnival rides and food stands. Today, a...
Georgia GOP senators throw down gauntlet with absentee voting bills
Georgia Republican senators launched a concerted attempt at overhauling state voting laws this week, proposing to end automatic opt-in voter registration when Georgians get...
Kemp pitches plan to strengthen state’s teacher ‘pipeline’ to classroom
Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled a package of education legislation Tuesday aimed at attracting more teachers to the state’s schools.
Topping the list of proposals is...
Georgia lawmakers recall past efforts to wind down daylight saving time
It’s like Groundhog Day all over again as a Georgia legislator is once more trying to sell his colleagues on the idea that daylight...
State lawmakers want check on return from Georgia’s billions in tax breaks
A proposal that would bring new scrutiny to special-interest tax breaks that cost the state treasury billions of dollars every year has cleared the...
Georgia lawmaker pushes for less reporting on school’s severe discipline
The number of suspensions and expulsions a school hands out could be removed from the formula to determine a key school ranking if a...
Health agency freezes employee vacations, citing pandemic
The state’s Department of Public Health has told its employees – already stretched from pandemic duty — that they can’t take annual leave or...