The race to fill a state Senate seat in Georgia is headed to a runoff, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Democrat Lemario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel will head to a Feb. 17 runoff after neither candidate was able to cross the 50 percent threshold.

State Senate District 18 covers portions of Crawford, Monroe, Peach, Upson, Bibb and Houston counties. ATLANTA — Voters in central Georgia will have to go back to the polls in a few weeks after a special election for a State Senate seat will head to a runoff.

Kemp proposes a $1 billion tax rebate, providing up to $500 for married couples and $250 for individuals.

Two high-profile Republicans running for higher office in Georgia have a pitch for voters: zero state income taxes. They have promised that the change wouldn’t cause much pain if the state ends $3 billion in corporate tax breaks.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp delivered his final State of the State address, Thursday. Governor Kemp took the chamber floor at the state capitol in Atlanta. He announced a fourth tax