Donna Lowry
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Atlanta, GA, United States
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Sine Die 2020: Live Updates From The Gold Dome
With the historic 2020 legislative session drawing to a close, GPB News is live blogging the frenzied final day. Follow for all the latest. Noon - Few → Read More
Sine Die: What Passed, Failed On The Last Day Of Georgia’s Legislative Session
Sine Die is over and so is the 2019 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Lawmakers considered almost a hundred bills over a period of 14 hours on → Read More
State Launches 'Georgia Grown' Program For Georgia Roadways
Georgia first lady Marty Kemp took center stage at a press conference Thursday to announce a way to enhance the state’s roadways with Georgia plants. It’s → Read More
Georgia Teachers Again On Track to Get $3K Raise
It looks like Georgia’s certified teachers could get the full $3,000 pay raise Gov. Brian Kemp promised. Early Thursday morning the Senate Appropriations → Read More
Georgia House Member Sworn In For Remaining 9 Days
The Georgia House has a new representative who will only be on the job for the last nine days of the 2019 session. James Burchett (R-Waycross) was sworn → Read More
Georgia House Passes Hate Crimes Bill
The Georgia House on Thursday passed what could become the state’s first hate crimes legislation. Georgia is one of five states that does not currently → Read More
WATCH: Atlanta Mayor Calls State Airport Takeover Move 'An Act of War'
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has thrown down the gauntlet over a bill that would allow the state to take control of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta → Read More
Lawmakers Celebrate Atlanta United Win And Support New License Plate
Atlanta United Owner Arthur Blank stopped by the Georgia Capitol on Thursday to thank lawmakers and fans across Georgia for their support of the teams → Read More
Solar Energy To Power 400 New Jobs In Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Thursday a boost for Georgia’s workforce. Solar energy will power 400 new jobs in Early County, in the southwest part of the → Read More
Georgia Teachers May Get Smaller Raises
The Georgia House expects to take up the FY 2020 budget tomorrow, and right now, it looks like teachers may get a little less than the promised $3,000 pay → Read More
Lawmakers Arrive At Halfway Point At The End of Busy Week
The four-day week for lawmakers following Monday’s Presidents Day holiday ended with the General Assembly finishing on Day 20, which is the halfway point → Read More
Lawmakers Seek To Toughen Penalties In Hit-And-Run Deaths
Ten years after a hit-and-run driver killed a Cobb County man police investigators still have no idea who struck him, but Thursday at the state Capitol his → Read More
Governor Signs Law To Improve School Bus Safety
Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed his first law since taking office. "This was a team effort from the general assembly, law enforcement, educators and → Read More
New Georgia App Helps Teens Struggling With Mental Illness
Georgia has a new tool to help those suffering from mental health issues. Gov. Brian Kemp announced an app to go along with the Georgia Crisis and Access → Read More
New Georgia App Helps Teens Struggling With Mental Illness
Georgia has a new tool to help those suffering from mental health issues. Gov. Brian Kemp announced an app to go along with the Georgia Crisis and Access → Read More
Georgia’s Newest Lawmaker Starts on Day 'Lucky 13'
Rep. Matt Barton (R Calhoun) called his first day as the newest member of the Georgia House “Lucky 13.” That’s because he’s beginning his first term on the → Read More
Senate Revisits Law On Passing A Stopped School Bus
The Senate passed its first significant legislation Thursday to clarify a law about when vehicles must stop for school buses. → Read More
Lawmakers Expected To Consider School Choice Expansion Legislation
A move toward expanding school choice is expected to come up during this legislative session because both Gov. Brian Kemp and Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan → Read More
Lawmaker Comes To Work Despite Disputed Seat
Voters in Banks, Stephens, and Habersham counties are hoping three is the final number. For the third time since December, voters will have to go to the → Read More
Georgia’s Rural Areas Closer To Getting High-Speed Internet
Georgia’s high-speed internet deserts in the rural areas of the state appear closer to getting help. State House Committee on Economic Development and → Read More