Motorists take advantage of a July 2024 promotion sponsored by Americans for Prosperity-Georgia. As part of the promotion, the group lowered gas prices at a Chevron in Dunwoody temporarily to $2.389 per gallon of regular unleaded gas, which the group said was the national average price per gallon in January 2021. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has extended a suspension of the state’s gas tax.
Kemp initially suspended the gas tax in response to Hurricane Helene. It was set to expire on Wednesday.
However, on Tuesday, Kemp extended a state of emergency for the state. His order extended the gas tax suspension until the state of emergency expires.
The state of emergency for Hurricane Helene was set to expire at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday. Kemp’s order was extended for seven additional days.
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The number of confirmed deaths caused by the swath of destruction Hurricane Helene’s storm left in Georgia has risen to 33 people as and preliminary reports are up of $417 million in damages across the state.
A Georgia bill backed by Americans for Prosperity would tell courts not to favor state agencies when interpreting laws and regulations — a quiet but potentially meaningful shift in fights over state power.
