A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Georgia’s 2019 abortion law can immediately take effect after the Supreme Court abolished nearly half a century of abortion rights protections.
Georgia Democrats in Congress are pushing for a $35 cap on co-pays for insulin to offer some financial relief for millions who rely on the drug to survive. But the proposal faces obstacles in the U.S. Senate.
The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to decide Thursday on Georgia Power’s new 20-year plan to provide electricity to homes and businesses across the state. It will double the utility’s solar capacity, but some say its plans to fight climate change aren’t aggressive enough.
Many of the new laws target people who assist voters, including nonprofit groups that do voter registration and friends and neighbors who may help a voter by bringing their mail-in ballot to a drop box for them.
The state Public Service Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on Georgia Power’s 20-year plan for the company’s transition to cleaner forms of energy from its aging coal-fired power plants.