Sweeping changes to election rules intended to increase paper ballot options, expand the powers of the State Election Board and remove the state from a voter registration sharing database are up for debate as the 2025 legislative session nears a close.
A GOP proposal designed to ease regulatory burdens on small business is being billed as Georgia’s DOGE, a reference to the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.
For the I, Robot 1940s science fiction author, Isaac Asimov, artificial intelligence was a far-off fantasy, but next month, Georgia lawmakers will be tasked with putting laws on the books to guide human-AI interactions in the real world.
Getting someone to watch your kid is expensive, but it could be getting cheaper in Georgia. The state Senate’s Committee on Affordable Childcare heard its final testimony in a hearing at the state Capitol Monday and is expected to release its findings for next year’s session later this month.
On Tuesday, the Senate Study Committee on Firearm Safety Storage held its first meeting to discuss how Georgia can encourage safe firearm storage in households with young children.
A newly formed state Senate committee will look to ensure that female athletes have the right to participate on an even basis with their males counterparts.
The Georgia Senate Artificial Intelligence Study Committee is set to meet Wednesday at Georgia Tech to explore the extent Georgia lawmakers should promote policies to attract AI business and research and how much they should focus on preventing pitfalls like loss of jobs or privacy.
On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence met for its first meeting. Created from Senate Resolution 476, the study committee will dedicate seven to eight meetings to look at AI, its current and future in Georgia, and the concerns surrounding it in society.
The 2024 Georgia General Assembly Senate Study Committees are in session starting this week. Like bills, study committees are proposed during the legislative session but as resolutions the sponsor believes need further examining during the off-season. This year's study committees will analyze several topics, including firearm safety, artificial intelligence, affordable child care, and more.
Eight legislative seats will be on the ballot Tuesday to determine the incoming lawmakers for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Tuesday’s runoffs feature at least two intraparty fights from both sides of the aisle, including a race for a metro Atlanta Senate seat that has opened up for the first time in two decades and a coastal matchup where a GOP House incumbent is fighting to keep his seat
A former employee of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified before a state Senate committee Thursday about her allegations that she was retaliated against for raising concerns about the potential misuse of federal funds for youth programs.
The chairman of a Georgia Senate committee says he will subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis if she refuses to appear before the panel that is investigating accusations of misconduct against the prosecutor pursuing felony charges against former President Donald Trump and his allies.