ATLANTA – Children and adolescents won’t be able to use personal cellphones in public schools starting next fall after the General Assembly overwhelmingly supported banning the devices in elementary and middle schools.

BUFORD, Ga. — Did you know there is an urgent need in your area for Christian volunteers to serve families living with disability this summer?   Joni and Friends, an international disability ministry with an office in Buford, Georgia, is actively recruiting volunteers for its annual Family Retreat, which will be held in May. 

ATLANTA – Georgia taxpayers will pay a little less after Gov. Brian Kemp signs two tax relief measures following their approval Thursday by the state Senate.  “The final passage of these two measures today brings us one step closer to eliminating the state income tax, while providing tax relief for Georgia families and businesses,” said Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who thanked Kemp for leading the effort.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Two brothers of the Venezuelan man who killed Georgia nursing student Laken Riley will be deported along with their former roommate after they pleaded guilty to possessing fake green cards, federal authorities say.

CHICAGO (AP) — A former Georgia warehouse worker for the Augusta National Golf Club was sentenced to one year in prison Wednesday for transporting millions of dollars worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia, including one of Arnold Palmer’s iconic green jackets.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday named Bárbara Rivera Holmes, the head of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, as the state's next labor commissioner.

ATLANTA - A human resources company serving small and medium-sized businesses will build a new corporate center in Dunwoody, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. TriNet will invest $15.4 million in the 150,000-square-foot project, expected to create 750 jobs during the next five years.

ATLANTA - All 1,100 sworn officers at the Georgia Department of Public Safety will receive training from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help identify and apprehend illegal immigrants considered a public safety risk, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday.

DALLAS, Ga. — An EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 105 to 110 mph touched down in central Paulding County late Saturday, March 15, 2025, according to the National Weather Service. The twister hit at 11:41 PM EST and spun up within a strong line of thunderstorms moving rapidly towards the northeast. 

ATLANTA – Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady in January at 3.6%, despite declines in jobs, the size of the state’s labor force, and the number of employed. The jobless rate in the Peach State in February was four-tenths of a point lower than the national unemployment rate.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Court records say a passenger on a small regional flight to Miami attacked a flight attendant, kicked and punched the seat of the person in front of him, and swallowed rosary beads as pilots returned to the airport in Savannah, Georgia.

ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives passed two tax relief bills Thursday, one unanimously and another that proved controversial. House Bill 112, which cleared the chamber 175-0, would provide $1 billion in one-time income tax rebates to Georgia taxpayers.

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed a record $40.5 billion mid-year budget Thursday that prioritizes hurricane relief and invests heavily in school safety and Georgia’s prison system while providing relief to the state’s taxpayers.

ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, filed paperwork Wednesday creating an exploratory committee for a potential race for governor next year.

ATLANTA – Legislation asking Georgia voters whether to legalize online sports betting in Georgia cleared a committee in the state House of Representatives Wednesday.

ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia courts would have to give more weight to religious custom and preference when applying the law in disputes about individual rights if legislation adopted by the state Senate Tuesday becomes law.

KENNESAW, Ga. — On Thursday, May 1st, more than 200 faith leaders, elected officials, leaders in business and education, and concerned citizens will gather for the 4th Annual Freedom of Religion Roundtable to discuss the legal, social, and political trends surrounding religious liberty in Georgia

ATLANTA – The General Assembly gave final passage Monday to a record $40.5 billion mid-year budget that prioritizes hurricane relief and prisons. The mid-year budget, which covers state spending through June 30, sailed through the Georgia House of Representatives 168-5 before passing the state Senate 55-1.

ATLANTA – The justices on the Georgia Supreme Court have unanimously elected Presiding Justice Nels S.D. Peterson to be the state’s next chief justice.

ATLANTA – Georgia Chief Justice Michael Boggs announced Tuesday that he will resign from the state Supreme Court at the end of next month, the last day of the Court’s current term.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization two years ago, and said she was unaware until she gave birth that the fertility clinic had made a fateful mistake.

ATLANTA — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., on Wednesday as director of the federal Small Business Administration, the Associated Press reported. The 52-46 vote will put Loeffler in charge of an agency that oversees federal loans and grants to small businesses and provides counseling to entrepreneurs trying to start one.

ATLANTA – One of the world’s leading battery manufacturers will establish its new Global Headquarters for Research and Development in Atlanta, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. Duracell will invest $56 million in the project, which will create 110 jobs.

ATLANTA – A man who shot at a Georgia trooper with a Glock handgun modified for automatic fire will spend a decade in prison, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

ATLANTA – Georgia cities, counties, and school districts are scrambling to meet a March 1 deadline for deciding whether to opt out of offering a property tax break the state’s voters approved last fall in a constitutional amendment. But legislation pending in the Georgia House of Representatives would extend that deadline by four years.