Georgia Power could face new law to disclose its cost of power generation on customer bills
Georgia Power customers will be paying higher electricity rates over the next two years as well as more taking on more costs for nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle and reimbursement for fuel costs. John McCosh/ Georgia Recorder A bill aimed at increasing transparency into Georgia Power customer’s bills has cleared the House Energy, Utilities and…
Congress brokers deal on government spending deadlines, trying to avoid shutdown
A bipartisan deal on spending will give Congress until March 8 to pass six bills lawmakers have finalized and until March 22 to pass another six bills. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans and Senate Democrats attempting to avert a partial government shutdown brokered an agreement Wednesday to extend government funding deadlines for…
McConnell to step down as U.S. Senate GOP leader
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will leave the leadership post he has held for 17 years in November, he announced Wednesday. He is pictured at a Heritage Foundation event in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will step down as the Senate Republican leader…
Georgia Senate gives sports betting legislation a chance to land on November ballot
The Atlanta Falcons football team is one of Georgia’s major professional sports teams that formed an alliance in 2020 to support the legalization of sports betting in the state. Getty Images. The Georgia Senate approved a plan on Tuesday that would allow Georgians to decide at the ballot box in November whether legalized sports betting…
Georgia House OKs bill to provide gun-related tax credits, prevent tracking of firearm purchases
Pistols on the shelf at Caso’s Gun-A-Rama store on March 25, 2021, in Jersey City, New Jersey. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The next time you buy a gun safe, trigger lock or take a class on gun safety, you could apply for up to $300 back in tax credits from the state if a bipartisan bill…
Student’s killing in Athens over the weekend gives momentum to bill to require Georgia sheriffs to cooperate with ICE
A U.S. Department of Homeland Security vehicle sits outside the Atlanta field office of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office Saturday. File photo In the wake of the killing of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley at the University of Georgia, a state House committee has moved forward on legislation targeting immigrants in state custody.…