ATLANTA — A state-funded college scholarship based on financial need rather than academic merit took another step toward becoming a reality in Georgia on Tuesday when a Senate committee approved the ...

In the 11 years since Georgia’s medical marijuana program started, it has slowly stumbled forward, with patients restricted to low-potency oils. The Georgia General Assembly gave final approval to a ...

Anyone who is still groggy from, and maybe a little bit resentful about, the time change earlier this month, might find solace in the Georgia Senate’s action Monday. The chamber gutted a bill about ...

ATLANTA — Cellphones will be banned in Georgia public high schools starting in the 2027-28 school year, if Gov. Brian Kemp signs House Bill 1009 into law. The state Senate passed the measure ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia House voted Monday to impose tougher punishments on protesters who block streets, approving the bill over objections from legislators who said it infringes on free speech rights.

In its current form, the measure would require that the Georgia Department of Education employ a statewide coordinator of Title VI, the part of the federal Civil Rights Act that prohibits ...

Something unusual happened to an anti-fentanyl bill in the Georgia Senate on Monday. Republicans and Democrats listened to each other, amended the bill to target fentanyl traffickers instead of ...

Georgia drivers could soon get a break on rising gas prices under a proposal moving quickly through the General Assembly. The state House voted 163-4 on a bill Wednesday that would suspend Georgia’s ...

Drivers will soon find gas to be a little cheaper in Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law Friday that immediately ...

ATLANTA — After passing a budget that puts a bounty on wild pigs, Georgia lawmakers reiterated their lethal intent by enlisting cutting-edge technology to hunt them down. Feral hogs have been ripping ...

ATLANTA — Georgia drivers should soon see relief at the pump after the Georgia General Assembly sent a temporary gasoline tax suspension to Gov. Brian Kemp. The 60-day suspension of the state excise ...