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A new committee will probe reported issues with the Secretary of State's Professional Licensing Boards Division. Backers say the office needs more money.

(The Center Square) — A new "blue ribbon" committee will probe reported issues with the Secretary of States Professional Licensing Boards Division, with backers saying the office is failing Georgians

On the Friday, April 19 edition of Georgia Today: How the federal legislation on TikTok could affect Georgia content creators; a look at how organizers of Tybee Island's Orange Crush festival could be on the hook for costs to taxpayers; and we remember Atlanta rap pioneer Rico Wade.

Senate Bill 443 empowers local governments to seek financial damages from unpermitted event organizers.

Orange Crush "promoters" now have to contend with state legislation for the weekend of April 19-21

Kevin Jackson passed in the quiet hours this morning, just before dawn, around 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Jackson, who was born on...

HB 1207 would give election supervisors leeway to change the number of voting booths in precincts.

So far, senate members have agreed to give state employees and teachers a 4% raise in addition to law enforcement receiving a raise plus an extra $3,000.

Georgia lawmakers are preparing for Thursday, the final day of the Georgia General Assembly, also known as Sine Die.

With the port of Baltimore shut down, some ships could be diverted to the Georgia coast.