Georgia's Republican governor and Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock are both calling for a halt to gas taxes, as fuel prices continue to rise.

And a four-day celebration is underway, in honor of Civil Rights icon Andrew Young, who turns 90 this weekend.

 

Democratic US Senator Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker were among the top names to file papers Monday when this year's election qualifying began.

A Senate bill that cracks down on open meetings requirements for local school boards passed out of committee Tuesday. It creates barriers to removing disruptive parents.

Savannah is getting non-stop air service to Los Angeles.

Commissioners in Southeast Georgia's Camden County late Friday appointed five members to a Spaceport Authority that's never met.

The South Georgia city of Cordele is moving forward with plans to move its Confederate soldier monument.

The state House has given its final approval to a new map for Public Service Commission districts. Who it would prevent from running against the incumbent.

The easing of COVID restrictions will mean an important change for people visiting their loved ones in Georgia’s prisons. GPB's Grant Blankenship explains.

And Governor Brian Kemp’s campaign says it's planning to spend at least $4 million on TV ads, ahead of the Republican primary in May. What it signals, in Kemp's effort to block former US Senator David Perdue's bid to unseat him.

A state mental health bill is one step closer to becoming law.

Valdosta's Lowndes County is getting $18 million for a new food bank facility.

A report says Atlanta lost 60,000 affordable housing units.

The University System of Georgia -- made up of 26-public colleges and universities -- is getting a new leader.

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is proposing a one-billion-dollar tax cut.

Organizers of the AthFest Music and Arts Festival announced that the popular free event will return this year after a two-year Covid hiatus.

The foreman of the Coastal Georgia jury that returned federal hate crime convictions against the three men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said the trio displayed “so much hatred” toward Black people. 

And Rome City Commissioners are increasing water rates to fund a $100 million system to filter harmful chemicals from the city's main water supply.

Georgia farmers' crop sales grew 20% from 2020 to 2021. New figures show which crop is now the most valuable.

The state Senate has passed a bill that would allow Georgians to carry concealed firearms without a permit.

And transportation workers have once again cleaned Atlanta's "Rainbow Crosswalk," after street racers damaged the intersection for a second weekend in row.

The Pentagon says troops from Georgia's Fort Stewart are among those being moved to Europe, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Savannah is going forward with its first Saint Patrick's Day festival since 2019. City officials cancelled the last two because of the pandemic.

 

And several Georgia school districts are making face coverings optional.

How Georgians are paying tribute on this second anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery's murder in Coastal Georgia.

And a new affordable housing initiative pairs grants and guidance with places of worship.

The long awaited expansion of capacity at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle will be delayed again.

The powerful chairman of the State House budget committee is retiring.

Some Georgians are bracing for possible severe storms tonight.

The Georgia Department of Education is taking applications for a teacher tax credit in an effort to help the state recruit and retain more educators. GPB’s Amanda Andrews explains.

And Congressional Republicans boycotted a vote on President Joe Biden’s six nominees to the Federal Reserve, including a Georgia native. 

Georgia's public university system regents are expected to announce their choice for its next chancellor this afternoon.

The debate over children being required to wear masks in school continues to play out across the state.

Emory University has named Gareth James as the next dean of its Goizueta School of Business.

Georgia gas prices continue to rise.

A new UGA study concludes that emergency contraception should be more accessible.

A Georgia lawmaker is seeking to overhaul the governing structure of Georgia high school athletics.

A judge is blocking Camden County from buying land for a commercial spaceport until the project goes before voters in a referendum next month.

The affluent Atlanta suburb of East Cobb could be the first of several new Georgia cities to emerge from this year’s legislative session

As the omicron surge fades, health officials worry more Americans may end up with so-called "long COVID." 

Legislation introduced yesterday could restore a river environmental experts say millions of Georgians depend on.