Georgia lawmakers approved HB 1112 to round cash purchases to the nearest five cents; the bill now goes to Gov. Brian Kemp as penny production winds down.

An audit found Atlanta’s 2024 blight‑tax law hasn’t been activated and no properties have been charged. City officials say more legislation and staffing moves are coming in April.

The Georgia House passed SB 220 to replace the 5% THC cap with a 12,000 mg limit, rename 'low‑THC oil' to 'medical cannabis' and allow vaping for adults 21+.

South Fulton raised its annual sanitation fee to $275, adding about $3.50 per month. Updated sanitation bills will be mailed in June and are due Aug. 1, 2026.

Georgia's legislature passed SB 443, raising penalties for blocking streets and allowing civil suits. The bill cleared the House and now heads to Gov. Brian Kemp.

Atlanta councilors are considering a resolution to have APD body cameras record ICE activity, a move that would reshape local oversight and collide with state rules on footage access.

A new Georgia bill would ask the U.S. DOT to place the state in Atlantic Standard Time, aiming to stop biannual clock changes — but Congress would still have to sign off.

Douglas County will charge $100 when Fire‑EMS treats someone on scene but the patient declines ambulance transport, a move officials say offsets supply and medication costs.

The Georgia Court of Appeals split in two Cobb County education fights — sending a student‑expulsion case back to superior court while upholding a teacher’s firing over a classroom book reading. The decisions renew legal tests over off‑campus discipline and curriculum rules.

The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a contempt ruling and wiped a $10,000-a-day fine after Fulton commissioners refused to seat two GOP nominees. The decision returns appointment power to local officials.

A new report warns defunding Planned Parenthood would reduce contraception and preventive care in Atlanta and statewide, advocates say.

An OCA review found DFCS violated six state policies in the handling of a 15-year-old with severe autism, a case that has triggered oversight and a House study committee.

A House-passed bill to ban phones, tablets and smartwatches in Georgia high schools cleared another hurdle this week as the Senate weighs HB 1009. Educators praise calmer classrooms; some parents worry about emergency contact.