Jan 16, 2025 · This story was updated at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, with additional reaction to Moore’s arrest. A right-wing Republican state senator was arrested Thursday morning while attempting to enter the House chambers to attend the State of …

Dec 19, 2024 · This post was updated 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19 to include more reaction to the DA’s disqualification. Georgia’s Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis cannot continue prosecuting the 2020 presidential election interference case against Republican President-elect Donald Trump and 14 of his allies.

Dec 10, 2024 · Energy & Environment; Legal fight over coal ash harms is resolved but debate over Georgia Power’s disposal tactics rages Residents near Plant Scherer had alleged that toxic waste pond caused health problems

On Jan. 12, Gov. Brian Kemp. state lawmakers and lobbyists are set to return to Atlanta for the Wild Hog Supper, which serves as the largest fundraiser for Feeding Georgia and as a kick off for the legislative session.

Dec 30, 2024 · Attorney General and announced gubernatorial candidate Chris Carr is hoping a new administration in Washington will mean relief for Georgia farmers who are set to pay more to migrant agricultural workers, but advocates say the laborers often don’t receive what they are owed despite working in difficult and unsafe conditions.

Dec 18, 2024 · A new Georgia Power rate hike set to take effect on Jan. 1 will have the average household spending about $43 more on electricity as measured since the start of 2023, following a series of rate increases.

Nov 21, 2024 · ProPublica reported in September on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, which the state maternal mortality review committee had determined were preventable.They were the first reported cases of women who died without access to care restricted by a state abortion ban, and they unleashed a torrent of outrage over the fatal consequences of such laws.

Jan 30, 2025 · State lawmakers have advanced a bill expanding Georgia’s ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports out of committee, and other Senate bills targeting gender-affirming care, including for adults, are already in the queue. The Senate Education and Youth Committee passed a long-expected bill ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Former President Jimmy Carter may have only served one term as governor, but he left his mark in many ways before leaving for Washington, even literally. With a pencil, Carter signed the desk in the governor’s ceremonial office, starting a tradition that has been continued by his successors. Four of those governors who would go […]

Dec 6, 2024 · The federal government is seeking public input on a proposal that would allow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire property near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge that could soon be mined. The proposal is for a “minor expansion” of the refuge’s existing boundaries to bolster protections of the unspoiled freshwater wetland system and […]