Georgia Senate backs IVF treatments
ATLANTA - Women who are finding it difficult to get pregnant are one step closer to guaranteed access in Georgia to a medical procedure that assists with conception after the state Senate overwhelmingly approved the legality of it Thursday. House Bill 428 was prompted...
State Senate panel OKs $37.7B budget
ATLANTA - Georgia Senate budget writers advanced a $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 spending plan that invests heavily in prisons and education. The budget, which now heads to the full Senate, includes $170 million in new spending to hire more correctional officers, give the...
Georgia unemployment rate flat in February
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate held steady last month at 3.6%, a half-percentage point below the national rate. A positive sign for the state's economy was a gain of 7,200 jobs over the month and an increase of 28,500 over the year. "Georgia continues to drive...
Puberty blocker bill moving through Georgia House after some changes
Parents of children who are questioning their gender would still have access in Georgia to medicine that prevents the onset of puberty under a new version of state legislation that had sought to ban all access. The version of Senate Bill 30 that passed the Georgia...
Georgia religious freedom bill advances in state House
ATLANTA - Legislation seeking to give Georgians more leverage to invoke religion when disagreeing with government requirements is primed for final passage after clearing a committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 36 passed the House Judiciary Committee 9-6 after amendments...
Near-total abortion ban draws strong emotions at legislative hearing
ATLANTA - A hearing in the General Assembly Wednesday on a proposed near-total ban on abortion in Georgia pitted preachers against physicians. House Bill 441 calls for extending the state's current law prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected -...
Ocmulgee Mounds national park bill reintroduced in Congress
ATLANTA - Georgia's two U.S. senators and two members of the U.S. House from South Georgia Wednesday reintroduced legislation to establish the Ocmulgee Mounds as the state's first national park. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed the bill last...
State Senate panel sets deadline for Willis to testify
ATLANTA - The state Senate committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' role in prosecuting President Donald Trump for interfering in Georgia's 2020 presidential election is giving her until May 10 to testify before the panel. The Senate...