The Georgia House of Representatives had already approved House Bill 268 with broad bipartisan support. The measure, a priority for House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, now returns to the House for ...

ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams is stepping down as chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Georgia. Williams, D-Atlanta, decided to leave the post following a vote during the weekend by the Georgia ...

ATLANTA – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered the Justice Department to drop a lawsuit the Biden administration filed in 2021 challenging an overhaul of state election law passed by the ...

ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath is pausing her campaign for governor, citing her husband’s health. McBath, D-Marietta, formed an exploratory committee early this month for a potential run for governor ...

The Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act, which now heads to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature, imposes a range of mandatory minimum sentences on convicted traffickers in fentanyl. The smallest ...

ATLANTA – In a last-minute legislative maneuver, Georgia Senate Republicans have revived a measure that seeks to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the state’s schools and colleges.

Delaying puberty reduces bone density and can cause problems with “mental capabilities,” he said without elaborating. Dr. Shirley Hao said she was speaking for the Georgia Chapter of the American ...

ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate passed a $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 state budget Friday that will require some compromises with the state House of Representatives on state spending, particularly on ...

The Senate Special Committee on Investigations’ Republican majority voted 5-2 along party lines Wednesday to set that deadline for Willis to comply with a subpoena to appear as a witness. If she fails ...

As introduced in the state Senate, the bill focused on obscene AI-generated images of children. But the version of Senate Bill 9 the House passed 152-12 instead criminalizes using AI in audio or video ...

ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate’s Republican majority voted along party lines Thursday to investigate groups founded by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams after they agreed to pay ...