A Georgia Republican who ran a fringe campaign for governor under the slogan "Jesus, Guns and Babies" says she's running for Congress in 2026. Kandiss Taylor announced her campaign for southeast Georgia's 1st Congressional District during a Tuesday appearance on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast.
Georgia's state Senate wants to boost spending on Hurricane Helene relief even more, including creating a grant program that could provide aid to individuals. The state Senate voted 55-1 Wednesday to amend Georgia's current state budget running through June 30.
A Georgia district attorney says he won't pursue charges against a sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop that spiraled into violence. Leonard Cure was killed three years after being released from a Florida prison by authorities who concluded he was locked up for a crime he didn't commit.
A federal judge has appointed a lead monitor with three decades of experience in corrections to oversee a consent decree meant to address dangerous and unhealthy jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county.
Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. Lawmakers in more than 20 states have filed legislation targeting so-called sanctuary polices that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
