A bill aiming to increase safety in schools is headed to the Governor's desk to be signed into law. House Bill 147, the “School Safety Act” presented by Senator Mike Hodges (R—Brunswick), passed the Senate today.
Two bills championing a statewide tax incentive for the music industry and a statewide office for the music industry failed to progress on Monday during Georgia's 2023 legislative session, marking a distinct setback for those championing a program similar to what the film industry has had in the state since 2005. Georgia Music Partners speaks to GPB about what's next.
Democratic Georgia lawmakers, local officials and the NAACP are asking federal officials to investigate a health care system that closed hospitals in downtown Atlanta and a southern suburb. They claim Wellstar Health System has illegally discriminated against Black people and violated its tax-exempt status.
Letitia “Tish” Naghise, a first-term member of the Georgia House, has died. The 59-year-old Fayetteville resident won a Democratic primary in House District 68 in 2022.
Georgia House budget writers want a $4,000 pay raise for state law enforcement officers, double the $2,000 pay raise proposed by Gov. Brian Kemp for all state employees and teachers. They also want to pay higher rates to health care providers and expand training of new health care workers.
Georgia Senators and Representatives convened in a special joint session on Day 30 to hear Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs give his State of the Judiciary address.
The Georgia Senate passed a House bill that would expand some welfare benefits to pregnant Georgians in a 55-to-1 vote on Day 29. House Bill 129, sponsored by Rep. Soo Hong (R-Lawrenceville), would extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, aid to low-income pregnant women.
Legislation that would increase participation in Georgia’s medical cannabis program in an effort to resolve lawsuits filed by losing bidders sailed through the state House of Representatives on Monday.
