The new chairman of the Georgia Republican Party says the party won't twiddle its thumbs under his leadership. John Padgett says he plans to take it to Democrats during his two-year term.
 
Monday, students at Georgia Tech, Southern Polytechnic State and Kennesaw State began wearing empty holsters on campus as part of a nationwide effort to support campus carry laws.
A judge in Alabama is refusing to hold a hearing on whether Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph gets to keep money from sales of the autobiography he wrote in prison. U.S. District Judge Lynwood Smith issued a brief order Tuesday denying a request by the...
The Army says three soldiers based at Fort Stewart in southeast Georgia died in a weekend suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan that also killed an American diplomat.
About 250 cities across Georgia already have their own ethics policies, according to the Georgia Municipal Association. However, when a pair of ethics bills becomes law, every elected city official in Georgia will have to adhere to at least the...
Georgia Congressman Doug Collins has started a caucus in the US House to reform the US Army Corps of Engineers. Collins says the bureaucracy in many federal construction projects has made the Corps fiscally irresponsible and inefficient.
Members of Georgia’s National Guard looked on as Governor Nathan Deal signed the “Veterans Licensure Bill” into law Monday at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta.
State lawmakers made few major changes to education policy during this year's legislative session.
Savannah-area homeowners may see their property taxes increase to help pay for more staff at the Chatham County jail.
Under a bill passed last week, state lawmakers won’t be able to divert hazardous and solid waste trust fund fees to other parts of the budget. The measure caused a last-minute battle between legislators in the waning moments of the legislative...
Yet another experienced candidate launched a campaign for mayor of the consolidated Macon-Bibb County government Friday, joining a race that is starting to resemble a mad dash.