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.
The U.S. Army is bringing back its classic "Be All You Can Be" slogan from the 1980s for a campaign that senior commanders hope will help turn around recruiting troubles. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville was sprinkling the revived slogan into conversations with soldiers and reporters while visiting Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Tuesday.
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.
On the Wednesday, March 8 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia's top justice warns the Legislature about a shortage of lawyers; Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern comes under federal scrutiny after a series of derailments; and good news for Falcons fans as the team re-signs one of its top defensive players.
The Georgia Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would expand the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to low-income pregnant women.
A bipartisan bill to create a conservation fund for agricultural land moves on to the House after an overwhelming majority vote in the Georgia Senate on Monday, Crossover Day.
Federal investigators have announced a special investigation into railroad Norfolk Southern. The move follows a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents.
More than 600,000 people are released from prisons every year, many with costly health conditions but no medications, medical records, a health care provider, or insurance.
The former president’s desire to further human rights began in early life and continued through his time in the White House and beyond. But he hit his stride as a 21st-century advocate for women.
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.
On the Tuesday, March 7 edition of Georgia Today: We detail the major bills that were passed or left behind on Crossover Day; Local faith leaders weigh in after Sunday's violent protest at the proposed police training center in Dekalb County; and high pollen counts mean worsened allergies for Georgians.
Tuesday onPolitical Rewind: We now know the winners and losers from Crossover Day. Sports betting falls short, but our panel breaks down what remains.
Some two dozen people were charged with domestic terrorism in response to violence at the planned police training facility.