Gov. Brian Kemp signed controversial legislation on Wednesday adding to the list of crimes requiring cash bail to get out of jail. Why it matters: The new law aligns with Kemp's hardline approach ...
The bill comes amid ongoing so-called "Cop City" protests. A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or ...
In a troubling move that overturns criminal justice reforms passed in 2018, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Wednesday a Republican-backed bill expanding the use of cash bail. Starting July ...
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed the 2025 budget on Tuesday morning at the state capitol in Atlanta. The budget, totaling $36.1 billion in state money and $66.8 billion overall, includes pay ...
Gov. Brian Kemp on May 1 signed a bill that expands the kinds of offenses requiring cash bail. Senate Bill 63 sparked debate among lawmakers over whether someone should be held in jail longer for ...
Georgia’s governor gave the final approval on Wednesday for a bill requiring jailers across the state to check the immigration status of inmates and work with federal immigration officials ...
Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill this week that removes a significant restriction for drug treatment centers seeking to open in the state. In December, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution wrote about a ...
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed what he called an “historic” $36.1 billion state budget on May 7 containing healthy raises for state employees and public school teachers. The fiscal 2025 ...
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a handful of eleventh-hour changes to state election administration last week, amounting to more than a dozen new provisions ahead of the November ...
The Republican governor of Georgia signed a bill that makes dramatic changes to how elections are run in the battleground state just months before the presidential election. Gov. Brian Kemp signed ...
DUBLIN, Ga. — This week, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill with new restrictions on hemp sales. Under Senate Bill 494, you have to be 21 or older to purchase consumable hemp products. Businesses ...