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2 Georgia Coal Plants Can Pump More Mercury Into The Air: Here's Why

3 days ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Stanley Dunlap

Clean energy advocates say that a new exemption granted by the Trump administration for dozens of power plants – including two in Georgia – is the latest example of federal policy favoring the coal industry despite pollution concerns. Earlier this week, the Environmental Protection Agency approved a two-year exemption allowing Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen and Plant Scherer to bypass federal emission regulations for mercury and other air pollutants.
Federal Ruling On Student Visas Revoked In Georgia Expected Soon

1 week ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ty Tagami |Capitol Beat

A federal judge in Atlanta is weighing whether to order the government to restore the immigration status of 133 current or former college students, 26 of them in Georgia, who recently received word that it had been revoked. Judge Victoria M.
Sapelo Islanders' Last Stand Against Mansion Development

1 week ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ty Tagami |Capitol Beat

The Georgia Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in cases that could decide in the near term whether large oceanfront houses can be built on a sleepy island while in the long term reverberating far from the coast. The dispute is over the preservation of the Gullah-Geechee way of life lived in small bungalows on Sapelo Island, where officials in McIntosh County have voted to allow the construction of larger houses.
Georgia Utility Watch: Holding Georgia Power Accountable

1 week ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Stanley Dunlap

Former Georgia Public Service Commission candidate Patty Durand has founded a utility watchdog that she envisions as providing a new way to hold state regulators and Georgia Power accountable.
Georgia Lawmakers Finish For The Year: What Did They Do For Georgians?

2 weeks ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ty Tagami |Capitol Beat

Georgia legislators clocked out unusually early Friday night, leaving behind stacks of unfinished bills, many of them torn into pieces for the ceremonial throwing of confetti that marks the final moments of a legislative session. Among the abandoned bills were several that had seemed to be a priority for Republican lawmakers. They had devoted many hours of hearings to them, to the consternation of Democrats, who called the measures “hateful” and a waste of time.
Will Lawmakers Kill DEI In Georgia?

2 weeks ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ty Tagami |Capitol Beat

After lengthy debate that plumbed the depths of racism in American history, Georgia’s Senate Democrats were unable to convince their Republican colleagues to drop legislation that would ban preferential treatment in public colleges and schools based on race and other factors. With this year’s legislative session ending Friday, Republican senators were rushing their measure through.
Georgia Lawmakers Are Working Hard To Keep You In The Dark

3 weeks ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Jill Nolin

A late-emerging proposal in the Georgia Legislature would limit what the public can access in police reports and communications with state lawmakers. The proposed changes to Georgia’s Open Records Act were tacked onto another bill, Senate Bill 12, late in the day Wednesday in the gatekeeping House Rules Committee, bypassing the usual legislative committee process and shortcutting public debate on the measure.
Kemp-Backed Legal Overhaul Passes Georgia House Hurdle

1 month ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Kim Jarrett

(The Center Square) – Sweeping tort reform legislation in Georgia on Thursday passed the House of Representatives 91-82, with some Republicans voting against it and three Democrats supporting it. Key Term: TortA tort is a type of wrong that is not related to a contract and can lead to someone being held legally responsible. It happens when a person’s actions or carelessness cause harm or loss to someone else, and the person who got hurt can ask for money or help to make things right.
Digital Driver's Licenses Are Legal In Georgia, But Police Can't Accept Them

1 month ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Ty Tagami |Capitol Beat

Drivers in Georgia would be able to leave home without their wallet, so long as they bring their smartphone, if legislation that seeks to require police to accept a digital version of drivers’ licenses becomes law. House Bill 296 passed the Georgia House of Representatives by a wide bipartisan majority last week, and on Monday a Senate committee hit the accelerator on the bill. “I think it’s a great and smart use of technology,” said Sen.
No Bet: Georgia Sports Betting Resolution Fails

1 month ago | thegeorgiasun.com | Kim Jarrett

(The Center Square) – A resolution that would allow Georgia voters to decide on legalized online sports betting failed to make it to the House floor on Thursday, which kills the bill for the 2025 legislative session. House Resolution 450, sponsored by Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, would have given voters the chance to decide on the November 2026 ballot. House Bill 686 would set up the tax structure.