Information from a December 2020 meeting of the Georgia Senate was mentioned in Tuesday’s federal indictment of former President Donald Trump.  A Georgia State Senator attended that gathering and spoke to GPB. 

The largest part of Georgia’s 2024 state budget funds health care and education, but analysts with the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute says lawmakers are leaving billions in the bank instead of helping Georgians.

A Columbus vinyl enthusiast will open the city’s only record store Saturday.

Amid strong revenues, Governor Brian Kemp is telling state agencies they can request 3% budget increases for next fiscal year.

A task force created by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has submitted its recommendations on a planned public safety training center.

Former President Donald Trump's federal indictment this week mentioned a December 2020 meeting of the Georgia Senate.

Four Georgia District Attorneys are challenging the law that allows a newly appointed state commission to remove them from office.

During the legislative break, both the Georgia House and Senate are looking at reforming long-contested laws that could change the way hospitals open in Georgia. 

Many African Americans are missing crucial parts of their family history because of gaps in their genealogy created by enslavement.

Former President Trump will be treated like anyone else accused of a crime if he's charged in the state.  That includes a mugshot.

State lawmakers this summer are looking at reforming long fought-over laws that could change how Georgia hospitals open.

Facing overcrowding and federal scrutiny, Fulton County Commissioners have agreed to spend nearly $1.7 billion on a new jail.

A man accused of shooting and killing one woman and injuring four others at a Midtown Atlanta medical practice has been indicted on charges including murder.

Federal authorities are on the lookout for a Georgia man missing from Dublin, who they say pocketed millions of dollars meant for Christian missionary work in China.

In response to a growing need for pilots, LaGrange College is offering a new minor in aviation this fall.

A journalist says he's been subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury investigating election interference in Georgia's 2020 election.

Government scientists want Georgians to mail in dead butterflies to help them figure out why butterfly populations are plummeting.

Advocates for Georgia farm workers are spreading the word about payouts of $600 for working during the Covid health emergency.

Government scientists are looking to the public in Georgia and other states to help them answer the question of why butterfly populations are plummeting.

Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney has denied former President Donald Trump's request to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and to void the special grand jury's report in a criminal probe into Trump.

The National Association of African American Gun Owners or NAAGA held what it calls a historic first-ever convention this weekend in Atlanta.

The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild is planning to lobby state lawmakers and the public ahead of next year's General Assembly.

A state judge in Atlanta's Fulton County has denied Donald Trump's request to quash an investigation into election interference.

Georgia Power says the first of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta is now sending power to the electric grid.

A group of Black gun owners held what they called a historic first-ever convention in Atlanta over the weekend.

The first American nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades has entered commercial operation in Georgia.

Georgia’s small beer brewers say they have a lot more growing to do, six-years after a new law allowed them, for the first time, to sell their product directly to consumers.

Last week, the state Senate Study Committee on Expanding Georgia’s workforce met in Savannah.

Scores in Georgia’s end of the year, high-stakes testing show some progress in at least one key area for the state’s students.

Georgia's attorney general has signed off on a planned partnership between Wellstar and Augusta University Health Systems.

Georgia ranks among the nation's top states for economic development around clean energy, according to a green energy group.

Georgia ranks among the top states for economic development around clean energy.

Some parents, teachers and bookstores are planning events this weekend to support an elementary school teacher in Cobb County.

A contractor has now been selected to build a new, state of the art prison in Georgia.  

As hurricane season moves forward, a non-profit is handing out preparedness kits to historically disenfranchised communities in coastal Georgia.

Georgia prison officials have selected a contractor to build a new $320 million state-of-the-art prison at location to be determined.

Some parents and bookstores are planning events to support an elementary school teacher facing termination for reading a book.

As hurricane season continues, some of coastal Georgia's most vulnerable residents will be getting hurricane preparedness kits.

This summer, institutions in the city of Atlanta are hosting ‘book club reads’ as part of the club — including Georgia Public Broadcasting's ‘book club read’ last week where former Atlanta Dream player Kia Vaughn read this year’s book selections.

The sculpture would have been half the size of a football field and some residents interpreted it as "scary" and "nightmarish."