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Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:54 AM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
The median price for a Georgia home is over $300,000 and has grown almost 50 percent in the last 7 years.
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Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:54 AM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
Lawmakers discussed education during the second day of budget talks. You can’t talk about Georgia’s budget without talking about education. 55 cents of every tax dollar goes towards funding K-12 and higher education.
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Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:51 AM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
There are 1.7 million students enrolled in Georgia public schools.
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Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:51 AM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff and The Associated Press
Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his 2023 State of the State Address Wednesday morning before the Georgia General Assembly.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:56 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
Rep. Mike Glanton, of Jonesboro, served 14 years in the House in two separate stints.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
Senate Bill 7 would require any person who is holding or within arms reach of their firearm, or blade longer than 3 inches, while committing a violent crime, to serve mandatory time.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 5:48 PM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
The Georgia Department of Health reports 22.7 out of 100,000 white women die during childbirth, that number triples for black mothers.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 6:13 PM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says their medical examiners are performing close to 400 exams a year.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:06 PM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
Lawmakers still have time to amend the budget before Sine Die Day on March 29th.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 12:52 PM EST
|By Madeline Montgomery
A bill being looked at in the 2023 Georgia legislative session would see the state paying mothers for their unwanted pregnancies that they were forced to carry to term due to the recently enacted “Heartbeat Law.”
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Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 2:58 PM EST
|By Tim Darnell
The new Georgia House Speaker has tapped some of the legislature's most influential Republicans for chairmanships.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 5:41 PM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
The bipartisan group says its main goal is to service the rapidly growing communities they represent.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 10:29 AM EST
|By Tim Darnell
The governor's proposed budget was presented to lawmakers on Friday.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 4:01 PM EST
|By Mariya Murrow
Gov. Brian Kemp will be sworn in for his second term as Georgia’s governor during a ceremony scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 9:19 AM EST
|By Tim Darnell
Here are the latest headlines from the 2023 session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 9:17 AM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
Among the hot-button issues expected to come up- abortion, sports betting, election law, and healthcare.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 8:56 AM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
Last year, Representative Ron Stephens led a push to legalize sports betting.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 8:56 AM EST
|By Abby Kousouris
Georgia is entering a new political era. The 2023 Georgia Legislative Session begins on Monday. There will be a new Lieutenant Governor and House Speaker leading the House and Senate.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 8:58 PM EST
|By The Associated Press
“It’s hard to imagine that a state legislative rule could kind of trump a DA’s ability to engage in their own state constitutional responsibilities."
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 9:26 AM EST
|By Tim Darnell
Jon Burns was elected 75th speaker of the House on lawmakers first day in session.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 11:43 AM EST
|By The Associated Press
Jon Burns has made a reputation as everyone’s friend during his 18 years in the Georgia House. Now he hopes that affability will serve him as the chamber’s speaker, one of the most powerful people in the state.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:57 AM EST
|By Tim Darnell
The powerful former House speaker died this past November.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 10:46 AM EST
|By Tim Darnell
A new lieutenant governor and a new House Speaker are joining Gov. Brian Kemp as the state’s top political leaders.