The Georgia House of Representatives passed a $38.5 billion state budget for next year, with a focus on improving childhood literacy and funding for rural healthcare, mental health, and corrections.

The Georgia House and Senate have passed bills to reduce the state income tax rate to 3.99%, with the House also proposing an increase to the standard deduction, while Democrats argue that the tax cut ...

State House lawmakers passed a bill that would implement new data-matching and verification procedures for SNAP participants, ...

More than half a billion dollars in federal grant money for Helene losses is set to be made available to Georgia farmers, ...

The Georgia Senate passed a bill that would expand "stand your ground" self-defense protections, a move that critics say could help protect defendants such as those who murdered Ahmaud Arbery.

Candidates for statewide offices for the Georgia primary election have qualified for the primary ballot on May 19 with a potential runoff election on June 16.

Our newsletters uncover the insights you need to understand the issues facing Coastal Georgia—delivered to your inbox five times a week. Three Democrats and three Republicans are vying for the Public ...

The county is almost out of capacity to handle sewage and industrial wastewater, which would keep it from bringing in new homes and businesses.

Georgia senators voted down a bill that would have replaced the state's voting method with hand-marked paper ballots, leaving ...

A bill to legalize sports betting in Georgia failed to pass the state House on Friday, falling short of the 120 votes needed ...

House Bill 1304, which would have exempted "balcony solar" devices from certain regulatory requirements, was not put to a vote in the Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee, likely ending ...

The Georgia House passed a bill that would allow women to obtain birth control drugs directly from pharmacies without a prescription, which would expand access to contraceptives in the state and help ...