Articles by Jeff Amy

Georgia Lawmakers Approve $300M in Farm and Timber Tax Breaks After Helene

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers on Friday approved tax breaks for farmers and timber owners harmed by Hurricane Helene that could be worth nearly $300 million. House members voted unanimously to send the bill to Gov. Brian Kemp for his …

Billions in Hurricane Helene Aid to Farmers to Start Flowing by March 21

ATLANTA (AP) — Tens of billions in aid for victims of Hurricane Helene should start flowing later this month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pledged Wednesday, but delays are already making it hard this year for some farmers to plant …

Georgia Lawmakers Push to Ban Automated Speeding-Ticket Cameras

(AP) — Outside Beacon Hill Middle School in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, like along hundreds of roadsides across Georgia, the unblinking eye of a camera tickets drivers who speed through a school zone. Supporters say cameras slow down drivers …

Georgia Lawmakers Must Now Fix Differences on Bill to Boost Hurricane Helene Relief

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Senate wants to boost spending on Hurricane Helene relief even more, including creating a grant program that could provide aid to individuals. The state Senate voted 55-1 last week to pass House Bill 67, which …

Georgia Tort Bill Advances After Kemp Makes Concession on Medical Costs

Georgia senators voted 33-21 on Friday to support Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, but not before some of Kemp’s fellow Republicans extracted a concession in exchange for the votes necessary to secure a majority. Senate Bill 68 …

Georgia Governor Wins Support for Tort Reform From 3 Skeptical Senators

Three Republican holdouts in the Georgia Senate got on board with Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, showing the state’s Republican leader remains at the height of his political power well into his second term. The bills cleared …

Battery Firm Pulls Plug on $2.6 Billion Plant in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — A clean energy company is abandoning a plan to build a giant electric battery factory in Atlanta’s suburbs after it shifted to buy a solar panel plant in Texas. Freyr Battery told officials in Newnan last week …

Georgia Lawmakers to Take up School Safety, Hurricane Relief as Session Starts

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday proposed giving public schools a one-time additional $50 million to spend on school safety, but his plan falls short of the increased counseling resources school officials want after four people were …

Winter Storm Gripped on Parts of the South, With Snowy Roads, Flight Cancellations

ATLANTA (AP) — Flight cancellations piled up and officials warned of continuing dangerous roads Saturday in the wake of a winter storm that brought biting cold and wet snow to the U.S. South, leading to school closures and disrupting travel. …

One Dead, Two Hurt After Tyson Foods Plant Fire in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — A woman died and two other people were hospitalized with injuries after a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia, state officials said Friday. A wall fell on the cab of an 18-wheel truck parked …