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Gov. Brian Kemp extended the temporary suspension of the state’s gasoline tax Monday, a reprieve the state can afford due to a bulging budget surplus.

Georgia’s gas tax suspension has been extended again

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 3, 2022October 3, 2022

Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.17 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday's state average is 6 cents more than a week ago, 17 cents less than a month ago, and 19 cents more than this time last year.

Gas prices are going up again. Here’s why

by AAA ReportsOctober 3, 2022September 24, 2023

The Cherokee County Superintendent of Schools has issued an immediate emergency evacuation of Etowah High School due to an anonymous bomb threat.

Georgia high school evacuated after bomb threat

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

A nearly 12% rate increase Georgia Power is seeking is just one of four the utility will be requesting during the next three years, a staff lawyer for the state Public Service Commission (PSC) said Tuesday.

Georgia Power’s combined rate increases could raise your power bill $55 to $60 per month

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022

A pair of new initiatives implemented by Fulton County Schools will go along way in keeping intruders off campus and keeping students safe.

Here’s how Fulton County schools are keeping students safe this year

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 23, 2022September 23, 2022

The Georgia Commission for Access to Medical Cannabis voted this week to award licenses to Trulieve Georgia Inc. and Biological Sciences LLC to grow marijuana and convert the leafy crop into low-THC cannabis oil for sale to patients suffering from a range of diseases.

After long delay, Georgia is giving out its first two medical cannabis production licenses

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 22, 2022September 22, 2022

More than 1,600 book titles across 32 states were banned from public schools during the 2021-2022 school year, with the bulk of the ban requests coming from a handful of right-wing groups pushing for censorship of books that feature LGBTQ+ characters and characters of color, a new report issued Monday said.

More than 1,600 books were banned in the U.S. last year and Georgia schools are a target

by Ariana Figueroa | Georgia RecorderSeptember 20, 2022September 20, 2022

Georgia gas prices continue to decline at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are now paying an average price of $3.18 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline.

Georgia gas prices update: The average price of gas is $3.18 per gallon

by AAA ReportsSeptember 19, 2022September 24, 2023

woman holding book

Georgia libraries celebrate First Amendment during Banned Books Week

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 18, 2022September 18, 2022

Georgia’s school funding formula should be overhauled to steer more resources toward students from low-income families, educators, parents, and students from Chatham County told a state Senate study committee Friday.

How should Georgia determine school funding?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

Children with teacher at school.

Here are Georgia’s 2022 Blue Ribbon Schools

by School ReportsSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta City Council’s Finance/Executive Committee will convene a work session with the Fulton County Assessor’s Office on Thursday, October 13 at 1 p.m. to review residential and commercial property assessments.

In The Know: Here’s how you can talk to Atlanta leaders about property assessments

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

Disparities in school spending have been a point of contention in the American public education system for decades. Because public schools typically receive the bulk of their funding from local sources such as property taxes, wealthy districts are often better funded than poorer ones.

What is Georgia’s wealthiest school district?

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

ATLANTA – The state will funnel $130 million in federal COVID relief funds to Grady Memorial Hospital to help offset the impact of the looming closure of WellStar’s Atlanta Medical Center (AMC), Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. The Republican governor and two Atlanta-area Democratic leaders addressed how Georgia’s capital city will cope with the closure

Here’s how Atlanta leaders plan to address Wellstar closing Atlanta Medical Center

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 15, 2022September 24, 2023

ATLANTA – Reversing learning loss stemming from the pandemic, boosting the education workforce and stepping up school safety measures will be Gov. Brian Kemp’s top education priorities if he wins a second term in November, Kemp said Monday. At an elementary school in Oconee County, the governor announced he will ask the General Assembly for

What are Brian Kemp’s education priorities if he wins a second term?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 2022

Woman in yellow shirt while filling up her car with gasoline

Gas prices in Georgia are averaging $3.25 per gallon this week

by AAA ReportsSeptember 12, 2022September 24, 2023

The Georgia Department of Public Health will begin offering the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week, as shipments of the vaccine arrive in the state.

Georgia will begin distributing the new bivalent COVID-19 booster this week

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 7, 2022September 7, 2022

ATLANTA – Georgia and 31 other states have reached a $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs in a lawsuit over the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. An agreement announced Tuesday ends a two-year bipartisan investigation into a company that until recently was the dominant player in the vaping market. The investigation revealed JUUL aggressively

Georgia to share in multi-state settlement with JUUL for marketing to underage users

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 6, 2022September 6, 2022

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