by Ty Tagami | Feb 27, 2026 | James Magazine
Students with too many unexcused absences would be barred from playing sports and could lose their driver’s license under legislation approved by the state Senate Thursday. “These are privileges,” said Sen. Jason Dickerson, R-Canton. “And this bill reinforces...
by Ty Tagami | Feb 26, 2026 | James Magazine
Gov. Brian Kemp is halfway to getting his income tax rate cut approved by the Legislature after the state House passed it in a mostly party-line vote Wednesday. “It’s not the government’s money. It’s the peoples’ money,” said Rep. Will Wade, R-Dawsonville, who...
by Ty Tagami | Feb 25, 2026 | James Magazine
Bills to restrain public protests have advanced in Georgia’s House and Senate in the wake of shooting deaths in Minneapolis that shocked the nation. One would expose people charged with blocking roads to stiffer financial penalties. Another would make it a...
by Ty Tagami | Feb 23, 2026 | News, News 2
A Republican activist and former employee of a family-run financial firm accused of bilking mostly conservative investors out of millions of dollars could face criminal prosecution after the Georgia Secretary of State’s office referred his case to a local...
by Ty Tagami | Feb 10, 2026 | News, News 2
With affordability a top concern of voters, Georgia lawmakers are moving to insulate electricity ratepayers from costs driven by demand from power-guzzling data centers. Late last year, the state Public Service Commission authorized a Georgia Power request to...