by Dave Williams | Mar 17, 2025 | News, News 2
Georgia’s two Democratic U.S. senators voted Friday against advancing a temporary spending bill to keep the federal government open through September, charging Republicans with ramming through a harmful “continuing resolution” without consulting Democrats....
by Dave Williams | Mar 12, 2025 | James Magazine
The Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Gov. Brian Kemp’s $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 state budget Tuesday, a spending plan that prioritizes prisons and education. The budget, which cleared the House 171-4, is smaller than the record $40.5 billion...
by Dave Williams | Mar 11, 2025 | James Magazine
Georgia House budget writers approved Gov. Brian Kemp’s $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 budget Monday, a spending plan that emphasizes the needs of the state prison system. The budget, which takes effect July 1, builds on the mid-year budget the General Assembly...
by Dave Williams | Feb 28, 2025 | News, News 2
The state Senate unanimously passed a narrowly tailored tort reform bill Thursday, a week after approving broader, more controversial legislation encompassing most of a civil justice system overhaul Gov. Brian Kemp has made his top priority for 2025. Senate Bill 69,...
by Dave Williams | Feb 27, 2025 | James Magazine
For the first time since 2020, Georgia voters will elect members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC) this year. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger issued a call Wednesday for special elections on Nov. 4 to fill two seats on the PSC. Primaries will...
