Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns said earlier this month a "private option” was being studied. Many Republicans have voiced support for an Arkansas-style model that uses federal funds to purchase private plans on the federal marketplace.

One of the most influential members of the Georgia House of Representatives has died. The House Speaker's office says state Rep. Richard Smith, a Columbus Republican, died at his home from complications of the flu before dawn Tuesday.

Lawmakers started Day 12 with sad and shocking news. House Rules Chairman Richard Smith had died overnight after battling the flu. He was 78.

President Joe Biden has spoken to the family members of the three American soldiers, all from Georgia, killed in Jordan on Sunday.

An influential member of the Georgia House, Columbus State Representative Richard Smith, the body's Rules Chairman has died.

Authorities in Atlanta's Fulton County are investigating a cyber-attack that has shut down some county services starting on Sunday.

On the Tuesday Jan. 30 edition of Georgia Today: Three soldiers from Georgia killed in Jordan over the weekend are posthumously promoted; Atlanta-based UPS plans to cut 12-thousand jobs; and will this be the year Georgia legalizes sports betting?

The Georgia Ports Authority says it handled a record number of automobiles on its docks last year. The state agency reported Tuesday that more than 775,000 autos and heavy machinery units moved through the Port of Brunswick in the 2023 calendar year.

Long before the Balenciaga label made recent headlines with teddy bears togging harnesses and Kardashians in athletic wear sashaying beneath Hollywood palms, the brand's namesake set the pace for exquisite cuts and craftsmanship in austere Barcelona, Madrid and Paris studios.

A state Senate committee overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday legalizing sports betting in Georgia. 

In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola. The prisoners who help produce these goods are disproportionately people of color.

Tenants will begin moving into Atlanta’s first rapid housing community this week, marking a milestone in the city’s efforts to combat homelessness.

Shock and grief are rippling across Georgia after the U.S. Defense Department announced three Army Reserve soldiers from the state were killed in a weekend drone strike in Jordan. Those killed were identified Monday as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Spc. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah.

All three of the American soldiers killed in a drone strike by an Iran-backed group on Sunday were assigned to a U.S. Army Reserve unit based out of Georgia's Fort Moore.

Georgia’s prosecuting attorney’s qualification commission is one step closer to reviewing cases.

Georgia's one and only facility for exporting liquefied natural gas could be impacted by a new order issued by President Joe Biden.

Mental health advocates, peers, key leaders, and legislators from across Georgia gathered last week at Georgia's state Capitol asking to be involved with each legislative/gubernatorial commission, study group, or panel created to advise about mental health. They also want lawmakers to bolster the state's mental health workforce shortage by expanding the certified peer specialist (CPS) workforce and supporting a salary increase in parity with other service providers.

In the House, members re-ignited a fiery debate over HB 881 and the Senate went back-and-forth about SB 354.

LNG methane emissions need to be scrutinized, says White House climate advisor.