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 ...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed a controversial bill Wednesday requiring cash bail for more offenses that require cash bail, according to a press release from his office. The state Senate bill ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...