General Assembly passes transgender sports bill
ATLANTA - Controversial legislation banning transgender student athletes from participating in female sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled General Assembly Monday. Senate Bill 1, which the Senate's GOP majority passed early last month, passed the House...
Legislature votes to make it easier to prove intellectual disability in death penalty cases
ATLANTA - The Georgia legislature threw its support behind legislation that would make it easier for defendants in death penalty cases to avoid execution by proving that they have an intellectual disability. The House of Represenatives approved House Bill 123 by a...
Georgia legislature passes comprehensive school safety bill
ATLANTA - The Georgia legislature on Monday passed a sweeping school safety bill that seeks to identify students who intend to do harm and bolster mental health services for them. House Bill 268 drew broad bipartisan support in both chambers of the General Assembly...
Trump administration dropping challenge to Georgia election overhaul
ATLANTA - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered the Justice Department to drop a lawsuit the Biden administration filed in 2021 challenging an overhaul of state election law passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly. Senate Bill 202 replaced the...
McBath suspends gubernatorial campaign
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath is pausing her campaign for governor, citing her husband's health. McBath, D-Marietta, formed an exploratory committee early this month for a potential run for governor next year. But on Monday, she released a statement announcing her...
Nikema Williams steps down as Georgia Democratic chair
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams is stepping down as chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Georgia. Williams, D-Atlanta, decided to leave the post following a vote during the weekend by the Georgia party's State Committee amending the party bylaws to require the...
Hemp products industry gets scrutiny from Georgia lawmakers
ATLANTA - Joe Salome built up his intoxicating hemp products business from one small store to six, and he got licensed by the state last year after new rules gave the industry a path into the sunlight. Then, in a surprise move, some Republicans in the Georgia Senate...
IVF protection bill headed to Gov. Kemp
ATLANTA - Legislation guaranteeing Georgia women struggling to become pregnant the legal right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) gained final passage in the General Assembly Friday. The state House of Representatives voted unanimously to agree to minor changes Georgia...