Feb 24, 2025 · On the eve of the state legislature’s current session, Gov. Brian Kemp took the bully pulpit. Speaking at the state chamber of commerce’s annual Eggs & Issues breakfast early last month, he exhorted Georgia’s business and political leaders to get behind his push for “tort reform” – to change state laws that he says excessively favor plaintiffs over defendants in personal injury trials.

Jan 22, 2025 · The trial of Jackie Johnson, the former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney, got underway this week as attorneys began the arduous task of winnowing a jury from the pool of hundreds of Glynn County residents summoned for jury duty.

Jan 14, 2025 · House Democrats say they support improving school security but are also pressing for gun safety measures, such as a proposal to penalize gun owners who fail to secure firearms that fall into the hands of children.

Jan 25, 2025 · The Current is a Community Partnership sponsor for the Savannah Book Festival.. Get updated schedules Feb. 6-9 at Savannah Book Festival.org.Look for The Current on Saturday during the free festival day, Feb. 8.Stop by and visit! Watch here for reviews and information on various books and authors at this year’s free Festival Day.

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5 days ago · The Georgia House of Representatives on Thursday adopted its own version of legislation that would limit transgender student competition in school sports, making the final passage of a law on the topic more likely after a similar bill passed the Senate earlier this month.

Jan 28, 2025 · Last year was a hot one in Georgia but last week’s snow is not evidence we’re headed in a different direction, Georgia scientists say. “Overall, 2024 was the 2nd warmest year in Georgia on a record extending back to 1895,” Eleanor Partington, a climatologist in the Georgia State Climatology office wrote in the 2024 Climate Summary for Georgia.

Feb 18, 2025 · Our newsletters uncover the insights you need to understand the issues facing Coastal Georgia—delivered to your inbox five times a week. Sign up Savannah wants companies that make, sell, use and discharge the per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) found in Savannah’s water supply to ...

Jan 28, 2025 · The White House has ordered a freeze on grant and loan disbursements, affecting environmental grant recipients in Coastal Georgia, including the St. Marys Riverkeeper program and the Georgia BRIGHT program, potentially causing harm to communities and businesses.

Feb 25, 2025 · Boggs plans to return to private practice in South Georgia. In a resignation letter hand-delivered to Gov. Brian Kemp, Boggs noted his 25 years in elective office, including more than two decades of service as a judge at various state court levels.