Every day across America, trains park in the middle of neighborhoods and major intersections, waiting to enter congested rail yards or for one crew to switch with another. They block crossings, sometimes for hours or days, disrupting life and endangering lives.

Georgia’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month to 3.2% after holding steady at 3.1% for the previous nine months, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

State lawmakers Wednesday began re-evaluating billions of dollars in state tax breaks, including the popular film tax credits. 

The Atlanta History Center is commemorating Juneteenth this Sunday in part by honoring the history of Black genealogy.

A Georgia Tech student and aspiring engineer came in 4th on the CBS hit show Survivor.

Critics of Georgia's plan to wait until after next year's presidential election to install a software update to address security flaws on the state's voting equipment called that irresponsible. They say that leaves the machines open to attack.

Georgia's Department of Human Services failed to pay food assistance benefits on time for 46,000 residents last month.

The names of four Confederate soldiers are no longer visible on a monument to U.S. Army Rangers at Georgia's Ft. Moore.

State lawmakers yesterday began re-evaluating billions of dollars in state tax breaks, including the popular film tax credits. 

On the heels of the state GOP convention in Columbus, Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones speaks with GPB's Donna Lowry about the future of the Republican Party, certificate of need and abolishing the state income tax.

Thursday on Political Rewind: Rene Alegria has given a voice to Hispanic writers and journalists throughout his career. He's now the CEO at @MundoNowOficial, one of the country's most widely read bilingual and bicultural outlets.

Georgia lawmakers are beginning a review of state tax breaks. Some leaders hope to reduce breaks to lower the state's overall income tax rate. Other officials say business tax breaks are important to recruiting industry. The review could lead to legislation next year.

On the Thursday, June 15 edition of Georgia Today: Lawmakers are taking another look at billions of dollars in state tax breaks; teachers and school leaders try a new strategy for helping child literacy; and failed Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker is going back to school.

The Georgia House and Senate will consider how Georgia might move forward on so-called “certificate of need” reform. 

Georgia animal shelters euthanized more than 16,000 animals last year, a 10% increase from 2021.

State lawmakers began hearing testimony yesterday on Georgia's decades-old law governing hospitals and health care services.

Georgia animal shelters euthanized more than 16,000 animals last year, a 10% increase, as rescue organizations reach their limit.

Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading a Congressional investigation into the impact of artificial intelligence on human rights.

While the cost of care burdens American families like in no other wealthy country, caregivers here are paid worse than 98% of professions, leading to chronic workforce shortages and high turnover. That's according to an annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation published this week..    

On the Wednesday June 14th edition of Georgia Today: Georgia senator Jon Ossoff leads a congressional hearing on AI's impact on human rights; a COVID pandemic policy ends, leaving millions at risk of losing health care; and Savannah has finalized a list of potential names for its historic square. 

Councilmembers will vote later this year on a new name for the former Calhoun Square.

Georgia is changing the way students are taught to read. This year a new law requires schools to adopt what's known as Science of Reading and Structured Literacy.