Legislature adjourns with no decision on speed camera bills
“I am not giving up on this,” Rep. Dale Washburn, R-Macon, said of his bill to ban controversial school zone cameras.
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Speed camera ban bill zooms through state house
The bill would reverse a 2018 law permitting local governments to use automated school zone speed cameras.
Macon’s Ezell leads OPM, agency pivotal to Trump administration’s federal job cuts
Until January, Chuck Ezell was a branch chief in Macon for the Office of Personnel Management. Now he's running the agency at the heart of the Trump Administration's efforts to cut the federal workforce.
Macon Democrat Herring joins Republicans supporting bill that targets trans students
Macon's LGBTQ+ activists expressed disappointment and surprise at freshman Democrat Rep. Tangie Herring's support for an anti-trans bill.
Here’s what Macon legislators are pushing under the Gold Dome this session
Here’s what Macon's senators and representatives are pushing under the Gold Dome this year.
Bill to ban school zone speed cameras filed by Macon legislator
Macon-Bibb County has made millions off of school zone cameras. A state representative for Macon wants to ban the unpopular cameras.
Martha Christian led the way for women in the courtroom in Middle Georgia
The former superior court judge is remembered for how she treated lawyers, fellow judges and other courthouse staff with respect and kindness.
As state scholarship details crystalize, Bibb Schools face new dilemma
The Georgia Promise Scholarship will award up to $6,500 for education expenses for students who attend one of the lowest performing public schools in Georgia — based on state testing scores — if they leave the public school system and enroll in a private school or homeschool.
Memorial services for Jimmy Carter planned in Plains, Atlanta and DC
Former President Jimmy Carter's body will lie in repose at The Carter Center this weekend.
‘He made them proud of where they lived.’ How Phil Walden and the Allman Brothers Band helped elect Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter's Georgia legacy is anchored in his hometown of Plains, but his path to the White House included an important stop in Macon.
Speed camera ban bill zooms through state house
The bill would reverse a 2018 law permitting local governments to use automated school zone speed cameras.
Macon’s Ezell leads OPM, agency pivotal to Trump administration’s federal job cuts
Until January, Chuck Ezell was a branch chief in Macon for the Office of Personnel Management. Now he's running the agency at the heart of the Trump Administration's efforts to cut the federal workforce.
Macon Democrat Herring joins Republicans supporting bill that targets trans students
Macon's LGBTQ+ activists expressed disappointment and surprise at freshman Democrat Rep. Tangie Herring's support for an anti-trans bill.
Here’s what Macon legislators are pushing under the Gold Dome this session
Here’s what Macon's senators and representatives are pushing under the Gold Dome this year.
Bill to ban school zone speed cameras filed by Macon legislator
Macon-Bibb County has made millions off of school zone cameras. A state representative for Macon wants to ban the unpopular cameras.
Martha Christian led the way for women in the courtroom in Middle Georgia
The former superior court judge is remembered for how she treated lawyers, fellow judges and other courthouse staff with respect and kindness.
As state scholarship details crystalize, Bibb Schools face new dilemma
The Georgia Promise Scholarship will award up to $6,500 for education expenses for students who attend one of the lowest performing public schools in Georgia — based on state testing scores — if they leave the public school system and enroll in a private school or homeschool.
Memorial services for Jimmy Carter planned in Plains, Atlanta and DC
Former President Jimmy Carter's body will lie in repose at The Carter Center this weekend.
‘He made them proud of where they lived.’ How Phil Walden and the Allman Brothers Band helped elect Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter's Georgia legacy is anchored in his hometown of Plains, but his path to the White House included an important stop in Macon.