ATLANTA — Another Georgia legislative initiative this year seeks to build on prior efforts to increase the reading and writing performance of young students. "We must teach our children to read," Rep. Chris Erwin, R-Homer, chairman of the House Education committee,...

ATLANTA — A bill that would free victims of childhood sexual abuse to speak out after winning court settlements advanced Monday at the Georgia Capitol. The House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve a measure that would prohibit nondisclosure agreements as...

ATLANTA — Georgians would get an income tax cut — or avoid paying the tax entirely — under a proposal unveiled by Republican Senate leaders Monday. The cost would be paid in large part by eliminating or reducing a variety of tax breaks, including for data centers,...

ATLANTA — With affordability a top concern of voters, Georgia lawmakers are moving to insulate electricity ratepayers from costs driven by demand from power-guzzling data centers. Late last year, the state Public Service Commission authorized a Georgia Power request...

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Atlanta has given the administration of President Donald Trump until Tuesday to give the court the documentation that led to the seizure of Fulton County ballots from the 2020 presidential election. The order signed Saturday by U.S....

ATLANTA - Legislation to strip librarians of their criminal immunity from a law that makes it illegal to give "harmful" books and other content to minors is moving quickly through the Georgia General Assembly, after passing a House committee in a partisan vote Friday....