Cepane Sarty, 38, of Marietta, and Seth Sarty, 45, of Rockmart, are charged with the felony offense of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers during the attack, which disrupted a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.

Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia's lucrative film tax credit. Legislative leaders said they want companies to meet four of nine goals to receive the top 30% credit on Georgia income taxes.

Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs gave his State of the Judiciary Address on Wednesday. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, along with Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and other Republican legislators also spoke at a press conference about upcoming changes they’re going to make to tax exemptions affecting teachers, technology, and the film industry. 

A medical examiner has classified the death of a Metro Atlanta couple's baby that was decapitated during delivery as a homicide.

The state Senate has passed a bill to allow guns, ammunition and gun safes to be sold without sales tax for a few days each year.

The Chief Justice of Georgia's Supreme Court says the state continues to face staffing shortages contributing to a case backlog.

A medical examiner has classified the death of a Georgia couple's baby that was decapitated during delivery as a homicide. Attorneys for the family announced the finding by the Clayton County Medical Examiner's Office at a news conference on Wednesday.

On the Wednesday, Feb. 7 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia's courts are short-staffed on a variety of fronts; the state Senate passes a bill to allow tax holidays for gun purchases; and Democrats speak out against a cash bail bill now headed to Gov. Kemp's desk.

Polls show Georgians disapprove of the state's abortion law, even as Trump leads Biden in popularity.

The Georgia Senate recently passed a bill expanding cash bail and restricting the ability of organizations and individuals to pay bail on behalf of others.

Celebrated in countries like China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, communities throughout Atlanta will gather together for two weeks of Lunar New Year festivities. Food plays a significant role in these celebrations, where dumplings, longevity noodles, steamed fish, and sweets like nian gao (New Year cake) are typically found at the holiday table. 

The Guiding Principles for Election Administration report is a collaboration between The Carter Center and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. The project aims to provide a framework for effective bipartisan policies for equitable access and integrity of results. 

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Savannah Tuesday for an event on abortion rights in Georgia.

The Georgia Senate passed a bill along party lines that would allow an annual break from sales tax for guns, ammunitions, and gun safes.

The state House has given final passage to a bill requiring cash bail for 30-more crimes.

Portman views the roughly 10-acre property off Monroe Drive and nestled between the affluent Morningside/Lenox and Virginia-Highland neighborhoods as the ideal spot for a destination mixed-use project because its adjacent to the Atlanta BeltLine, Piedmont Park, and Atlanta Botanical Garden.

The Republican controlled House voted 97 to 69 along party lines to adopt a conference committee report on Senate Bill 63, worked out by House and Senate negotiators.

Last year, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 92, which would create a commission to oversee and potentially punish local district attorneys who fail to uphold Georgia law or  break it. Today, the Senate revisited the bill.

Georgia ranks 49 in overall prevalence with 37.3% of children considered either overweight or obese. The Georgia prevalence of overweight and obese children has risen since 2003.