ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate adopted legislation Tuesday that would increase the fine for protesting in streets. Senate Bill 443 started as a measure that would have allowed felony charges against protesters who block roads. But the author, Sen. Carden Summers,...

ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers declined to tighten regulations for clinics that administer Ketamine and other drugs used for psychedelic therapy, but the debate is not over yet. The 73-88 vote against House Bill 717 on the House floor Tuesday was a rejection of a request...

At 22, Georgia Rep. Akbar Ali, D-Lawrenceville, is the state’s youngest lawmaker. Whether he was organizing climate marches in high school or rechartering the Gwinnett Young Democrats, Ali has long been civically engaged.  The driving force behind Ali’s desire to...

ATLANTA — Georgia Senate Republicans pushed last-minute amendments to the state's election procedures through a committee hearing Monday in an effort to meet their self-imposed deadline to use hand-marked ballots this year. Critics noted that the two-year delay since...

ATLANTA — Concern about the effects of algorithms and artificial intelligence has been driving an onslaught of legislation at the Georgia General Assembly. Lawmakers have unleashed more than half a dozen bills that would hold companies or individuals to account for...

ATLANTA — No blood was shed, but it will go down as one of the longer conflicts in memory. Last week, Alabama finally raised a white flag after nearly four decades of legal battles with Georgia in one front of what came to be known as the "Tri-State Water Wars," which...