Governor Brian Kemp

Governor Brian Kemp signed a slew of bills into law Monday morning.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has ruled out calling a special session to redraw the state’s congressional maps in 2026.

Georgia’s small businesses and logistics industry have propelled the state to become a record breaking export hub.

The State Senate has passed an amended fiscal year 2026 budget, with reductions to some of the governor’s planned funds for employees.

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.