HB 1076 would make it a felony punishable by one to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine for anyone using a vehicle who “knowingly obstructs, hinders, blocks, or otherwise interferes” with ...

ATLANTA — State Rep. Lynn Smith, one of the longest-serving representatives in the Georgia House, plans to retire after 30 years focused on environmental issues. Smith, R-Newnan, is the chair of the ...

Georgia lawmakers couldn’t agree Monday on a bill that would shield police videos from public view if they show someone’s death. Supporters of the bill say it’s needed to prevent tragic videos from ...

A federal judge ruled Friday in favor of a Republican rival, Rick Jackson, whose lawsuit alleged that Jones gained an unfair advantage through WBJ Leadership Committee, which state law exempts from ...

ATLANTA — Taxpayers, rural drivers and the mentally ill were among the winners in the mid-year budget adopted by the Georgia ...

ATLANTA — Republican Steven McNeel won a runoff for a Macon-area Georgia Senate seat Tuesday, holding off Democrat LeMario Brown, who had sought to flip the district.

Lemon pepper wings could soon join the ranks of official Georgia foods, according to a bipartisan bill considered by lawmakers Wednesday. Lemon pepper wings are a “cultural and culinary phenomenon,” ...

A fixture in the leadership of Georgia’s House of Representatives will step down when her term ends this year, declining to run for re-election after nearly a quarter century in office. Rep. Jan Jones ...

ATLANTA — The FBI’s investigation of the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County is focused on allegations of double-counted ballots, “pristine” absentee ballots and missing digital ballot images, ...

Lawmakers passed a more limited measure into law last year that was led by a Democrat. House Bill 399, by Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, required out-of-state investors, such as hedge funds, to ...

Edwin Brant Frost V, former chairman of the Coweta County Republican Party, was also fined $500,000 by the state agency in connection with his alleged actions at First Liberty Building & Loan. Frost ...