by Cindy Morley | Feb 19, 2026 | News, News 2
Following last year’s passage of the state’s tort reform package, Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, appointed the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Insurance Rates to develop further legislative recommendations to drive down the cost of insurance and...
by Cindy Morley | Feb 18, 2026 | News, News 2
The House passed legislation Tuesday that will “shield Georgia’s utility ratepayers from increased costs associated with servicing data centers and other large-load energy consumers, according Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington. House Bill 1063, sponsored by Rep....
by Cindy Morley | Feb 17, 2026 | News, News 2
Improvements continue at the Port of Brunswick, including dredging which is currently taking place and is aimed at returning the channel to its authorized depth. A separate Brunswick Harbor improvement project led by the Corps of Engineers is expected to start...
by Cindy Morley | Feb 16, 2026 | News, News 2
Members of the Georgia Senate passed legislation late last Thursday that bill sponsor Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, will eliminate the state income tax for two-thirds of Georgians, reduce the tax rate for the other third by over $5,000, and eventually...
by Cindy Morley | Feb 13, 2026 | News, News 2
Housing affordability has become a hot topic at the State Capitol during this session of the Georgia General Assembly, and this week a bipartisan package of legislation was introduced that is aimed at addressing affordability, expand housing supply, protect tenants...