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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,
Senate Bill 382 mandates statewide property tax caps by preventing local governments from opting out of assessment limits.
An FBI raid on Georgia’s largest elections office has reopened the state’s deepest political fault line, dragging the 2020 election back into the center of two of its highest-profile races and forcing Republican candidates to decide how closely to align themselves with President Donald Trump’s renewed fight.
Senate Bill 446, introduced in Georgia, seeks to codify the state's participation in a federal education tax credit program.
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,
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia is running for re-election this year, and more than half a dozen people have their eyes on his seat. Who are they?
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Georgia moves to stop shrimp mislabeling
Georgia’s Senate approved House Bill 117, which would require eateries to label shrimp as imported or locally caught. It now moves back to the House after a small adjustment
Georgia senators passed a nonbinding resolution urging the Secretary of State to provide unredacted voter lists to the Trump administration.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is entering 2026 with a huge fundraising edge over his Republican rivals, while one of Georgia’s longest serving lawmakers is facing a potentially competitive primary and Republicans in northwest Georgia are preparing for the difficult task of finding Marjorie Taylor Greene’s replacement.
A crowded state Senate special election in a Republican stronghold has again resulted in a Democratic candidate securing a spot in next month’s runoff.
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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.