The Georgia House of Representatives had already approved House Bill 268 with broad bipartisan support. The measure, a priority for House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, now returns to the House for ...

ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams is stepping down as chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Georgia. Williams, D-Atlanta, decided to leave the post following a vote during the weekend by the Georgia ...

ATLANTA – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered the Justice Department to drop a lawsuit the Biden administration filed in 2021 challenging an overhaul of state election law passed by the ...

ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath is pausing her campaign for governor, citing her husband’s health. McBath, D-Marietta, formed an exploratory committee early this month for a potential run for governor ...

The Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act, which now heads to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature, imposes a range of mandatory minimum sentences on convicted traffickers in fentanyl. The smallest ...

Georgia began licensing hemp-related companies last year, but Senate Bill 254 sought to pump the brakes. It passed the Senate 42-14 in early March, with Republicans and Democrats voting on both sides.

ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate passed a $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 state budget Friday that will require some compromises with the state House of Representatives on state spending, particularly on ...

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns made the IVF bill one of his top priorities for the 2025 General Assembly session. The bill was introduced on the speaker’s behalf by Rep. Lehman Franklin, R-Statesboro ...

ATLANTA – In a last-minute legislative maneuver, Georgia Senate Republicans have revived a measure that seeks to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the state’s schools and colleges.

ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate’s Republican majority voted along party lines Thursday to investigate groups founded by former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams after they agreed to pay ...

ATLANTA – Georgia Senate budget writers advanced a $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 spending plan that invests heavily in prisons and education.

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, has made codifying IVF protections into Georgia law a priority for this year’s General Assembly session. The Senate voted 53-1 to pass HB 428, but the ...