Rosalynn Carter memorial service draws all five living first ladies
ATLANTA - All five current or former living first ladies said goodbye Tuesday to "one of the truly good people in this world," as a former aide to Rosalynn Carter described the former first lady during a memorial service at Emory University. President Joe Biden and...
Kemp chief of staff moving to Georgia Power
Trey Kilpatrick ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp's chief of staff is headed to an executive position with Georgia Power. The Atlanta-based utility Tuesday named Trey Kilpatrick senior vice president of external affairs effective Jan. 15. Kilpatrick became Kemp's chief of...
State Senate study committee recommends repealing CON law
ATLANTA - A committee made up of Georgia lawmakers, health-care executives, and an insurance industry representative Tuesday recommended repealing the state law governing hospital construction and medical services. The Senate Study Committee on Certificate of Need...
New state Senate map creates two new Black majority districts
ATLANTA - A proposed state Senate redistricting map released Monday would create two additional Black majority districts in the General Assembly's upper chamber in keeping with a federal court order. Senate District 17 in Henry and Newton counties and Senate District...
Appellate court upholds statewide PSC elections
ATLANTA - A federal appellate court has upheld the method Georgia uses to elect members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC), reversing a lower-court ruling. In a decision handed down late last week, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals endorsed the system...
Foster care study committee makes recommendations
State Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick ATLANTA - A combination of legislation and spending increases are needed to improve Georgia's foster care system, according to a report a legislative study committee adopted Monday. The state Senate Study Committee on Foster Care and...
Redistricting special session likely to boost Democrats
ATLANTA - Georgia Democrats scored minimal gains in the General Assembly in last year's elections - and even lost one congressional seat - despite population growth during the last decade among Blacks, who tend to vote for Democrats. But Democratic prospects likely...
Georgia Supreme Court blocks Republican-backed prosecutors oversight board
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday halted attempts to move forward with a new oversight board for local prosecutors the General Assembly's Republican majorities created this year. In a six-page ruling, the justices declined to review rules and regulations...