ATLANTA - - Ben Harbin oversees the writing of the House version of the budget, and he doesn't know what will get the ax. Harbin, a Republican from Evans who chairs the House Appropriations Commit...
Week Ahead: Lawmakers rush to beat legislation deadline ATLANTA – - Monday, college students from across the state plan to demonstrate at the Capitol against budget cuts as a hand-picked group of corporate financial experts offer recommendation...
Bill seeks to halt 'sexting' ATLANTA — The case of a teen-aged boy who broke up with his girlfriend by sending her and her mother lurid images of his various private parts via cell phone is what prompted Rep. Cecil Hi...
Rick Crawford column: March 12 The General Assembly is back in session following the two week recess to address budget issues. Since the break the Department of Revenue has released the February revenue figures, and they show ...
Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of Republican senators is questioning high salaries and expensive travel bills for executives at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, raising issues that could jeopar...
Senate approves property tax bill ATLANTA — The state Senate has approved a wide-ranging overhaul of property taxes in Georgia. The Senate voted 54-0 for the measure on Thursday. Its sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers, ...
Perdue proposes health care cuts
ATLANTA — Georgia’s hospitals and health-care providers were hammered as part of a new round of cuts proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Thursday to deal with a gaping budget shortfall. With state t...
Committee OKs cutting testing for 1st, 2nd grade ATLANTA — Georgia’s first- and second-graders are one step closer to not having to take standardized tests. A bill eliminating the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests before third grade ...
Bill raising class sizes in Ga. passes committee ATLANTA — A bill giving Georgia school districts more flexibility amid the state’s fiscal crisis has passed a key committee. The legislation allows districts to increase class size by one ...
ATLANTA — New legislation would mandate parent-teacher conferences when a student receives a failing grade on two consecutive report cards. The bill was introduced by state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigle...
ATLANTA — Efforts to update Georgia’s anti-bullying statute stalled in the House as its supporters faced opposition from fellow representatives. Rep. Mike Jacobs tabled the bill Thursday after len...
ATLANTA - Legislation pending in the House to lure big-budget movie production companies to film in Georgia may not be needed after all, its sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens, said Thursday. The Savannah ...
ATLANTA - Reaction is mixed to a pair of bills introduced this week that would affect Jekyll Island. One of them, House Bill 1361 by Rep. Barbara Reece, D-Menlo, would require that board members c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders have concluded they cannot change a divisive abortion provision in President Barack Obama's health care bill and will try to pass the sweeping legislation without th...
ATLANTA (AP) — The state Senate has approved a wide-ranging overhaul of property taxes in Georgia. The Senate voted 54-0 for the measure on Thursday. Its sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Chip Roge...
ATLANTA (AP) — A polarizing proposal that would split Fulton County in two has cleared a House committee. The State Planning and Community Affairs Committee approved the resolution by a 9-7 vote o...