On a day when dozens of organizations and hundreds of elected officials were to be downtown pining to be heard, the The Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable, an arm of the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, wanted to make sure their voices were also heard.
U.S. Senate Republicans gained more than enough Democratic support Thursday to advance a bill that would greatly expand immigration detention, following a presidential election in which border security was a main theme for President-elect Donald Trump.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans will push to limit lawsuits when the legislative session starts this month. Supporters say excessive lawsuits are raising insurance rates for business, property owners and medical facilities across the state.
With all the hustle and bustle of the holidays and the preparation for the new year, many Georgians were not thinking about the state Legislature’s plans for when they meet up Jan. 13 for their annual lawmaking session.
President Dwight Eisenhower wanted to be buried in a soldier's casket. President Ronald Reagan wanted his casket carried up the west steps of the Capitol, facing his native California. Carter planned to be buried in his front yard in Plains, Ga.
Several new legislators will begin their first legislative session on Jan. 13 as they join returning legislators and leadership for another year of lawmaking inside the Gold Dome.
A judge has ruled that the Georgia state Senate can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram is giving Willis the chance to contest whether lawmakers' demands are overly broad before Willis responds.
Republicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation's voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. They want to push through long-sought changes such as voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.
Former Georgia State Sen. Vincent Fort, the Democratic leader known for his championing of economic and racial equality, has died from cancer at age 68.
Columbus’ Calvin Smyre, who was the longest-serving member of the Georgia House of Representatives, was honored Wednesday as the intersection of I-I85 and Macon Road was named the State Representative Calvin Smyre Interchange.
Three Democratic senators asked the country’s top nonpartisan government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the costs of a Georgia program that requires some people to work to receive Medicaid coverage.
