ATLANTA – Legislation denying so-called gender-transitioning treatment to inmates in Georgia’s prison system gained final passage in the Republican-controlled General Assembly Wednesday after state House Democrats walked out of the chamber in protest.

ATLANTA – The state of Georgia has won another legal case in its long-running “water wars” with Florida and Alabama. A federal judge Monday sided with Georgia, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), and the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority in a dispute over the allocation of water from Lake Allatoona.

ATLANTA – Legislation banning male student athletes who identify as transgender from participating in female sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled General Assembly Monday.

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 Republican-controlled General Assembly.

ATLANTA – A sweeping school safety bill in reaction to the mass shooting at Apalachee High School last fall cleared a Senate committee Thursday, keeping it in play just ahead of the deadline for final passage this year.

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.