Bill Creating Standards For Community Health Workers In Georgia Has Stalled

The proposal is seen as a way to improve access to care in underserved communities.

Do Or Die: Deadline Looms For Georgia Voting, Taxes, Data Center Legislation

Any bills left behind after Thursday will have to start over next year when lawmakers return for a new two-year cycle of lawmaking.

Rising Tensions, Farewell Speeches And Spirited Debates Usher In Final Week Of The 2026 Session

Things are coming to a head in the world of Georgia politics.

As No Kings Protests Grow, A Bigger Question Looms: What Comes Next?

The movement is gearing up for its biggest day yet as thousands of protests are scheduled across the country on Saturday, March 28.

Lawmakers May Restrict Access To Police Video And Mugshots In Georgia

First Amendment advocates raise concerns about the proposed definition of ‘bona fide’ news outlets.

Bill Banning Protests Near Religious Services In Georgia Sparks First Amendment Concerns

The First Amendment protects religious liberty and free speech, but what happens when those rights come into conflict?

Environmental Groups Sue Over Georgia Power's Energy Expansion For Data Centers

The lawsuit alleges the commission broke the law by approving nearly 10 gigawatts of energy generation, without demonstrating a need for it.

TSA Officers Working Without Pay Demand Progress From Congress On Funding Talks

Some TSA workers have turned to selling plasma to make ends meet.

Local Election Workers Ready For Midterms As Lawmakers Ponder Big Changes To Georgia's Voting System

It’s not March Madness. It’s the annual conference for the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials.

Judge, Expressing Doubt On Abortion Murder Charge, Grants Bond To Georgia Mother

Kingsland police charged Alexia Moore with malice murder as well as possession of a controlled substance and dangerous drug, police said.

GOP Rivals Trade Barbs In Race For Georgia Governor, Which Some Experts Now Call Flippable

A roundup of the week in Georgia politics.

Georgia Court Of Appeals Sides With Fulton County In Fight Over Election Board Appointments

Democrats on the board had rejected two Republican Party nominees, Julie Adams and Jason Frazier, due to both individuals' past actions.

Are Georgia And Other States Becoming Uninsurable? We Have The Latest Data

Across the US, insurance companies have dropped hundreds of thousands of customers who live in areas vulnerable to hurricanes and wildfires.

Woman Charged With Attempted Murder Under Georgia Abortion Law

The arrest illustrates the complex and fraught nature of Georgia’s controversial law, known as the Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act.

State Election Board Pushes For Faster Action On Shift Away From QR Codes On Georgia Ballots

“At this point it almost feels like we have no choice but to send something to the Legislature,” board member Janelle King said.

Bipartisan Bill Calls For Putting Funds Toward Homelessness Prevention In Georgia

“We know that the need is enormous, homelessness is growing,” housing advocate Elizabeth Appley said.

Lawmakers Unveil Proposal To Replace Georgia's Voting Machines Before 2028 Presidential Election

QR codes will be removed from ballots, but not this year.

Georgia Lawmakers Give Final Passage To Another Round Of One-Time Income Tax Rebates

The bill passed without debate on the Senate floor after unanimously passing the House earlier this month.

Georgia House Passes Bill Targeting Political Spending From ‘Hostile' Foreign Agents

The bill passed the Senate last year mostly along partisan lines.

Proposal Would Require Citizenship Checks For Georgia Families To Access Food Aid

Proponents of the bill say the changes are aimed at reducing Georgia’s payment error rate for the federal food aid program.

Georgia Legislative Primaries See 537 Candidates Vying For 236 Seats

A total 537 people signed up to run in May partisan primaries for the 236 seats in the Georgia House and Senate.

Access To GA Medical Cannabis Program Would Ease Under Bill

A bill aimed at modernizing Georgia’s medical cannabis program passed the Georgia House with broad bipartisan support.

Campaign Video Targeting ‘Sharia Law' Draws A New Candidate To Georgia's Lieutenant Governor Race

Democratic lawmakers denounced the video as Islamophobic.

Longtime Georgia Lawmakers Look Forward To A Frantic – And For Some, Their Last – Crossover Day

It's sink or swim time for bills in the Georgia Legislature.

Bill Allowing Georgia Property Owners To Sue Over Homelessness, Immigration Clears House

House Bill 295, sponsored by Athens Republican Rep. Houston Gaines, passed with a 98-75 vote, clearing the chamber before the deadline.

Federal Funding For People In Poverty Heading To Anti-Abortion Centers Instead

More pregnancy centers are also tapping into federal sources, such as grants for abstinence-only education programs.

Georgia House, Senate Advance Bills That Critics Say Could Curb Ability To Protest

“If you want to protest, I’m all for it,” he said. “I’ll sit there and protest with some folks, just don’t do it in the middle of the roads.

High-Profile GOP Property Tax Overhaul Fails To Clear The House

The proposal was rolled out with much fanfare in late January, with Speaker Jon Burns calling the proposal “historic” at the time.

Candidate Qualifying For The 2026 Election Is Off To A Fast Start In Georgia

The Georgia state Capitol was bustling on Monday, but not because of the usual business of lawmaking.

Arguing An Abortion Procedure Is Unlawfully Barbaric Worked Once. Will It Work Again?

There is a content warning on page 7 of a friend-of-the-court brief recently submitted in a high-stakes abortion medication case by wome ...

Lawmakers Take Up Special License Plates, Early Screening In Attempt To Help Georgians With Autism

The Georgia Senate passed a bill that would allow Georgians with autism or other developmental disorders to obtain a special license plate.

House Bill Would Curb Public Access To Police Footage Capturing A Person's Death

“Ultimately, it’s about the dignity of the family who’s lost a loved one, and the situation that they’re going through,” Ross Gullett said.

Several Georgia Races Shed Candidates As Qualifying Week Looms And Races Take Shape

A weekly roundup of Georgia political news.

Lawmakers Consider Hiking Fines For Insurers Who Flout Georgia's Mental Health Parity Law

But the fines also expose the complexity of the insurance industry and its failures.

Republicans Shoot Down Democratic Effort Seeking To Expand Medicaid In Georgia

“Today was an opportunity to actually show that Georgia is serious about the affordability crisis, and Republicans refused to do that.”

Georgia House Passes Stripped Down ‘Mandi Ballinger Act,' Opting To Instead Study ‘Raise The Age'

House Bill 1061 was originally written to shift 17-year-olds away from the adult criminal justice system to juvenile courts.

Georgia State Election Board Declines To Seize Control Of Fulton County Elections, For Now

There has been speculation over whether the board would attempt to take over election operations in this Democratic stronghold county.

Trump Dismisses Affordability Woes, Boosts Allies At Northwest Georgia Steel Plant

Trump spoke in front of a banner reading “Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!” but dismissed concerns about affordability as Democratic bellyaching.

Georgia Fines Former First Liberty Principal As Part Of Alleged Ponzi Scheme Investigation

“The Secretary of State did not provide him an opportunity to address his baseless accusations before rushing to judgment and to the press."

Communities Fight ICE Detention Centers, But Have Few Tools To Stop Them

We all have a clear, unified position that really crosses party lines," said David Holt, mayor of Oklahoma City.