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Middle Georgia voters return to polls for state Senate runoff

Democrat LeMario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel are competing for an open Middle Georgia Senate seat.

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Ga. lawmakers take step toward banning NDAs for child sexual abuse victims

The bill, called "Trey's Law," would ban settlements in Georgia that keep survivors from speaking freely and make existing nondisclosure agreements harder to enforce.

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Jones plan would eliminate tax breaks to cut Georgia income tax

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ plan to phase out Georgia’s personal income tax would eliminate more than $1 billion of tax breaks.

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House Republicans unveil legislation aimed at support for working families

Republican women in the Georgia House of Representatives put forward a package of family-friendly bills addressing things like parental leave and birth control.

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Immigrant advocates visit Georgia Capitol amid controversies over ICE

The annual mobilization, branded Latino Day at the Capitol, is in its fourth year.

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Georgia House budget favors property tax relief over income tax rebates

The Georgia House of Representatives on Wednesday proposed substituting property tax relief for income tax rebates proposed by Gov. Brian Kemp.

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Teachers, parents love Ga. cellphone ban. Now lawmakers turn to high schools.

Although long-term clinical research is sparse, studies and surveys show support for cellphone bans.

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Georgia bill tracker: See the state’s new laws

From tax cuts to social media restrictions, track the noteworthy bills Georgia lawmakers are discussing and see how close they are to passing.

EXCLUSIVE AJC POLL

Georgians in both parties prefer property tax relief to scrapping income tax

Property tax relief trumps eliminating the state income tax among both Republicans and Democrats in new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.

How to speak like a Georgia legislator

At the Georgia Legislature, they don't ask questions. It's a Parliamentary Inquiry. And the bills, the legislation, might be anywhere from a Simple Bill to a Christmas Tree.

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Georgia polls: Archive of AJC polls on issues and elections

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Georgia House considers scrapping touchscreen voting by this year’s midterm

House Republicans called off a meeting on Monday where they were expected to consider Election Day hand-marked paper ballots.

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Gov. Kemp proposes $50 million to help cities combat homelessness

State lawmakers once looked to punish cities for homelessness. Now, the Georgia governor wants to pour millions of dollars into addressing the problem.

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Georgia Dems move to end sanctuary city ban, roll back ICE collaborations

The mass protests and deaths of two people in Minnesota are pushing Democratic lawmakers in Georgia to try to curtail immigration enforcement.

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‘Love on the Spectrum’ star presses lawmakers for Georgia autism license plate

Connor Tomlinson is backing a Georgia bill to create a license plate that indicates a driver or passenger has autism and to require extra training for first responders.

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Burns unveils plan to eliminate property taxes on Georgia homes

The proposal would fundamentally change how local governments fund schools, roads and other local services.

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Georgia Senate investigators want testimony from Stacey Abrams

A Georgia Senate committee that’s spent the last two years investigating Fani Willis plans to finish its work with a bang

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Students claimed fewer than half of budgeted Georgia Promise scholarships

Of more than 20,000 applicants, only 7,700 qualified for Georgia Promise scholarships in the program's first year.

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Here are the highest-paid public employees in Georgia

Read more about the highest earning state employees. The AJC breaks down who they are and what they do.

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As Georgia storm looms, Kemp directs preparation from abroad

This weekend’s forecasted wintry blast poses a different kind of challenge for Gov. Brian Kemp.

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Raffensperger a no-show before state Senate Ethics Committee

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger refuses demands from Lt. Gov Burt Jones, his Republican 2026 gubernatorial opponent, to answer questions over the 2020 election.