Vigils are planned in at least a dozen cities across the state tonight for Georgia's first scheduled execution since the pandemic.

USPS problems are causing some Georgia voters to experience delays getting absentee ballots and absentee ballot applications.

Bloomberg Philanthropies has selected Savannah among 25 cities for a new program aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee unanimously passed legislation providing stricter offenses for those fleeing or attempting to escape from police in a vehicle.

The morning started on a happy note as Lt. Gov. Burt Jones showed off the trophy won by the Senate in last night’s annual inter-chamber kickball game, after two years of House victories. But a visit from Jason Riley, father of slain UGA nursing student Laken Riley, brought a more somber mood to the floor.

Atlanta Public Schools are partnering with the Trust for Public Land to open new parks to students and the public. This week they cut the ribbon at four schoolyards.

The Walthourville City Council voted at a March 18 called meeting to advertise its first-ever property tax, the next step toward approving the new levy. The tax would not go into effect this year.

The three-year program connects city governments with policy experts on decarbonization.

For four years, Fraisher Poole, a 66-year-old grandmother, has been living on the streets of the town where she grew up and raised her own family. For more than six months, she has been anxiously waiting for news that she can turn the keys and walk into a new home.

Forbes magazine recently released a study revealing that Georgia ranks as the eighth most expensive state in health care cost. 

The Georgia Senate is poised to pass a bill meant to stop political groups from using artificial intelligence to sway elections.

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case is allowing Donald Trump to appeal a ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the prosecution.

Coroners in Georgia would receive hefty pay raises under legislation that cleared a state Senate committee Tuesday.

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s Georgia Pathways to Coverage program has seen anemic enrollment while chalking up millions in start-up costs — largely in technology and consulting fees. Critics say the money’s being wasted on a costly and ineffective alternative to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion.

The city of Chicago has sued Smyrna, Georgia-based Glock Inc., alleging the handgun manufacturer is facilitating the proliferation of illegal machine guns that can fire as many as 1,200 rounds per minute on the streets of the city.

A Georgia man is scheduled to be put to death in what would be the state's first execution in more than four years. Willie James Pye was convicted of killing his former girlfriend Alicia Lynn Yarbrough three decades ago.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency for Willie Pye, scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 1993 killing. 

Savannah is one of 25 cities nationwide chosen by Bloomberg Philanthropies for a new program aimed at reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

The University of Georgia Extension is hosting its annual Farm Stress Summit Wednesday.