ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would prohibit state health insurance plans from paying for medical care related to changing gender. Senate Bill 39 was adopted by ...

The system’s Board of Regents voted Tuesday to create the system’s first baccalaureate program, a bachelor of science degree in applied artificial intelligence at Middle Georgia State University’s ...

ATLANTA – The state Department of Agriculture has lifted a suspension of poultry activities in Georgia following the successful completion of testing for bird flu with no additional detections.

ATLANTA – Legislation backed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp aimed at reining in huge jury awards supporters say cripple Georgia businesses has cleared a state Senate committee following a five-hour ...

Sen. Nikki Merritt, D-Grayson, chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, said the state should use some of its $16 billon budget surplus to help schools with students living in poverty. But ...

ATLANTA – The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on her way out the door.

ATLANTA – Georgia Power would not be allowed to pass on the costs of providing electricity to data centers under legislation before the state Senate.

The case began in March 2023 when Sandersville moved to condemn and take land owned by Don and Sally Garrett, which has been in Don Garrett’s family for generations. Two months later, the Garretts, ...

“This bill is really exciting because it’s Georgia’s first bipartisan legislation that would close Georgia’s coverage gap,” said Colbert, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future. The ...

ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote.

ATLANTA – The Georgia House overwhelmingly passed a $40.5 billion mid-year state budget Thursday containing hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending aimed largely at helping victims of ...

ATLANTA – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking the nation’s new attorney general to withdraw a federal lawsuit challenging election reform legislation the General Assembly passed in ...