The Georgia State Election Board has voted to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena against a conservative group that had alleged ballot stuffing in the state after the group was unable to produce evidence to support its claims.
Georgia public schools were short 5,300 teachers as of December, an ongoing problem state lawmakers have been unable to fix. They have a new proposed solution, but it would take awhile to put in place: let more retired teachers return to the classroom with both pay and pensions.
Mayor Andre Dickens delivered his annual State of the City business address Tuesday night. His remarks focused on how the city is revitalizing neighborhoods by providing jobs and housing, and reducing crime.
Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs announced Tuesday that he will step down from the Georgia Supreme Court at the end of March, less than a year after voters re-elected him to another six-year term.
A GOP proposal designed to ease regulatory burdens on small business is being billed as Georgia’s DOGE, a reference to the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.
On Monday, the Senate voted on a controversial bill that promises to reduce bureaucracy for small businesses, and the House approved health bills for women and children.
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.
Public health employees and contractors who lost their jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Friday to put a face on the mass terminations and demand that state officials speak up for them with the Trump administration.
A bipartisan measure that would phase out a program that allows employers to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage — including less than $1 an hour — is gaining traction in the Senate.
In this week's Lawmakers Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland checks in with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry for the latest on key legislation moving through the General Assembly as the session hits its halfway point.
On Thursday, the morning started with a press conference for a bipartisan bill that seeks to change how Georgians convicted of a crime they did not commit are compensated.
Republican U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick held a town hall Thursday evening where a large group of constituents voiced their displeasure with recent actions of the Trump administration.
The Legislature passed Georgia’s Mental Health Parity Act in 2022. Since then, the Carter Center and mental health care advocates have remembered the day by visiting lawmakers and asking agencies to hold insurance companies accountable for keeping the state law.
