Governor Brian Kemp

The state ended fiscal year 2025 with a healthy budget surplus, but the impact of the federal budget cuts remains uncertain.

Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment last November creating the tax court, aimed at improving efficiency in the handling of tax cases at the state level.

Kemp signed 120 bills on Wednesday, including Senate Bill 244, which combines provisions from two measures related to the criminal justice system that had failed to gain passage earlier in the session.

Georgia has become the second state to shield pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits claiming that they failed to warn customers of potential dangers.

The ban goes into effect in the summer of 2026. School districts have until January to write policies and procedures for locking up students’ phones from the first bell in the morning to the last one in the afternoon.

Mayor Andre Dickens welcomed an invited audience to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center on Tuesday.

In brief: Charges could be coming to Fulton County election probe — Georgia Power has rate hike in electricity bills — Gov. Brian Kemp won't address state's Republican convention — UGA baseball faces Georgia State tonight — UGA softball faces Mercer tomorrow — Atlanta Braves win — Atlanta Hawks play Celtics tonight

In brief: Kemp is expected to announce big plans in his state of the state address today — no decision as to whether grand jury report from election interference by Tramp and allies will be released — University of Georgia's record-breaking half a billion dollars — Georgia voters had few problems — UGA basketball heads to Knoxville, Tennessee

The Health Report: Governor Kemp's plan to shore up Atlanta's struggling healthcare systems. Where do the resources come from, and how will they be used?

Gas tax suspensions