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The Georgia state Senate passed a bill Tuesday to prevent local governments and school districts from opting out of a statewide homestead tax exemption, which caps annual property tax increases. After a lengthy debate,
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Bill capping annual property tax increases advances through Georgia Senate
Georgia homeowners’ property values couldn’t rise faster than the inflation rate, putting a brake on annual property tax increases, according to a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday. Property taxes pay for most local services,
Georgia senators passed a nonbinding resolution urging the Secretary of State to provide unredacted voter lists to the Trump administration.
Senate Bill 446, introduced in Georgia, seeks to codify the state's participation in a federal education tax credit program.
The race to fill a state Senate seat in Georgia is headed to a runoff, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Democrat Lemario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel will head to a Feb. 17 runoff after neither candidate was able to cross the 50 percent threshold.
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Georgia Senate passes SB 382: Mandatory property tax caps to shield homeowners
Senate Bill 382 mandates statewide property tax caps by preventing local governments from opting out of assessment limits.
Voters across Central Georgia on Tuesday set the stage for a runoff election in the race for Georgia's Senate District 18.
Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Georgia Senate Republicans proposed bill that would cap property tax rates in the state, separate from a bill by House Republicans to completely eliminate property
A Georgia Senate committee passed a resolution asking the Secretary of State to provide an unredacted voter list to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Georgia Senate approves bill requiring restaurants to disclose imported shrimp
State Senator Ben Watson says shrimp served in restaurants is often imported and grown outside the United States.
Georgia librarians and school media specialists could face criminal charges under legislation moving through the Georgia General Assembly. Senate Bill 74 would remove long-standing legal protections for library workers, placing them at risk of prosecution and amend state law governing material deemed harmful to minors.