Appeals court rules in favor of Georgia election takeover and photography ban laws
A federal appeals court has upheld parts of Georgia’s 2021 voting law that allow state takeovers of county election management and prohibit ballot photography. The ruling by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest decision that supports the election law passed...
Georgia lawmakers telegraph priorities for student cellphone bans, tax cuts and education
ATLANTA — From school cellphone bans to tax cuts, some of this year’s most consequential proposals for new Georgia laws have been in the works for months. State legislators laid the groundwork last year for bills that will be considered during the General Assembly’s...
State House to operate minus one member after suspension from office
ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly will be down another lawmaker during this legislative session after the suspension of a state representative who was indicted last month in federal court. Gov. Brian Kemp ordered the suspension of State. Rep. Sharon Henderson,...
Round one over, but Fern still punching
ATLANTA — Most of Georgia dodged the punches of the winter storm that has been pummeling the nation, but state emergency officials warned Sunday afternoon that it is not over yet. "Although we have had a lull in the storm this morning, we are still expecting another...
Kemp activates National Guard ahead of winter storm Fern
ATLANTA — With an ice storm named Fern bearing down on Georgia Saturday afternoon, Gov. Brian Kemp activated the National Guard, staging 120 members to deploy to the northeast part of the state, where ice and wind were expected to cause the most disruption. The...
State emergency officials warn Georgians in the north to take this storm seriously
ATLANTA — Georgia emergency managers hope to avoid another weather catastrophe like in 2014, when what some called "Snomageddon" and others labeled the "Snowpocalypse" locked down metro Atlanta and beyond. The nicknames were probably inappropriate, since the main...