Villa Rica development bill ready for governor

Villa Rica and Douglasville may be on the verge of a new era of development, thanks to two pieces of legislation that are now headed to the desk of Gov. Nathan Deal. Two separate bills authorizing referenda to create Tax Allocation Districts in both communities have now cleared both houses of the General Assembly.

Dugan, Collins praise proposed drug bills

Struggling schools, opioid addiction and the state's medical marijuana program appear likely to dominate the rest of Georgia's legislative session. The Senate last week passed SB 81, the Jeffery Dallas Gay, Jr. Act, which would allow pharmacists to dispense Naloxone, an opioid antagonist, to individuals in accordance with a statewide standing order.