by Cindy Morley | Jan 10, 2025 | News, News 2
Last year, Georgia Republicans celebrated passage of the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act — which provides families with state-funded scholarships to be used toward a non-public education of their choice. Now, only a few days before the beginning of the...
by Cindy Morley | Jan 9, 2025 | News, News 2
Prior to the pandemic, chronic absenteeism percentages in Georgia schools hovered around 12 percent. State school officials believe the effects of the pandemic continue to have a negative impact on schools as a result of ongoing attendance issues. In fact,...
by Dave Williams | Jan 9, 2025 | News, News 2
The state Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin treating roads, bridges, and overpasses in Northwest Georgia at 7 p.m. Wednesday night in anticipation of a winter weather system expected to hit the northern half of the state early Friday. Brining...
by Phil Kent | Jan 8, 2025 | News, News 2
Last year the General Assembly approved a three-year, $392 million renovation in Atlanta’s Capitol Hill area. The first project is a new Legislative Office Building for lawmakers’ offices, as well as for staff and committee rooms. The second is the renovation...
by Cindy Morley | Jan 8, 2025 | News, News 2
On the first day of the 119th Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act to give local law enforcement and ICE more tools to fight illegal immigrants who commit crime in the United States. The bill, reintroduced by Rep. Mike Collins,...
by Cindy Morley | Jan 7, 2025 | News, News 2
A Senate Study Committee tasked with determining ways to increase access to affordable childcare in Georgia has adopted a final report to guide legislation as lawmakers go into the 2025 session of the General Assembly. Recommendations from the Study Committee...
