Members of a state House committee expressed concerns Tuesday about legislation that would revive the Georgia Consumers’ Utility Counsel (CUC) to represent Georgians before the state Public Service Commission (PSC).

The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee unanimously passed legislation providing stricter offenses for those fleeing or attempting to escape from police in a vehicle.

The morning started on a happy note as Lt. Gov. Burt Jones showed off the trophy won by the Senate in last night’s annual inter-chamber kickball game, after two years of House victories. But a visit from Jason Riley, father of slain UGA nursing student Laken Riley, brought a more somber mood to the floor.

The Georgia Senate is poised to pass a bill meant to stop political groups from using artificial intelligence to sway elections.

Coroners in Georgia would receive hefty pay raises under legislation that cleared a state Senate committee Tuesday.

Two Georgia legislative panels on Monday approved bills that criminal justice reform advocates contend will help thousands of people with minor criminal convictions improve their chances to find good jobs and housing.

Lawmakers are hard at work to pass as many bills as possible before the clock runs out on the session.  

The House kicked off the day with a celebration for the late Speaker David Ralston’s birthday. House leaders unveiled a portrait of Ralston. Gov. Brian Kemp and former governors Nathan Deal and Sonny Perdue also praised Ralston’s legacy. 

An expansion to Georgia’s school voucher program is getting another shot this year after passing the House Education Committee on party lines Wednesday.

On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, the Georgia Diaper Bank Coalition hosted the first Diaper Need Awareness Day at the Georgia Capitol. The event served to draw attention to rising costs of diapers and the families in the state who are struggling to afford these essential child care items.

A controversial amendment introduced this week by Sen. Ben Watson (R – Savannah) during a committee meeting would ban puberty blockers for transgender minors, including those already receiving the therapy. Critics of the amendment say that it steps on parental rights.

Georgia state Senate Republicans advanced language that would ban puberty-blocking medication for transgender minors through a key committee Monday after grafting it to a bill requiring overdose reversal drugs in government buildings.

The state’s top economic development official expressed disappointment Monday with electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian’s decision to delay building a new plant east of Atlanta but said the company remains committed to Georgia.

The legislature focused on a range of issues from crime to space. Plus, a local sports celebrity visited the Gold Dome. 

Georgia tax collections continued to fall last month, and even the gasoline sales tax failed to lift the state out of the red.