by Ty Tagami | Apr 8, 2026 | News, News 2
Homeowners will get relief from their fast-rising property tax bills and may even see tax cuts if Gov. Brian Kemp signs Senate Bill 33 into law. But many other constituencies stand to lose, including one that cannot vote: children in public schools. Local...
by Ty Tagami | Apr 6, 2026 | James Magazine
The youngest and oldest people in Georgia to whom the state owes a financial responsibility got something extra in the 2027 fiscal year budget that lawmakers sent to Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday night. State retirees could get a bump in their pensions after the...
by Ty Tagami | Apr 1, 2026 | News, News 2
In a rare bipartisan moment during this year’s legislative session in Georgia, Democrats and Republicans agreed on how to do something about what they said was a core cause of Georgia’s housing affordability problem. The state Senate passed a bill that sought...
by Ty Tagami | Mar 27, 2026 | James Magazine
Legislation that raised alarms about public access to police videos passed through a House committee Thursday with amendments that eased access for members of two Georgia media associations. Senate Bill 482 started out as a way to restrict the free flow of mugshots...
by Ty Tagami | Mar 25, 2026 | James Magazine
Anyone who is still groggy from, and maybe a little bit resentful about, the time change earlier this month, might find solace in the Georgia Senate’s action Monday. The chamber gutted a bill about ambulances and replaced it with language that would effectively...