Georgia attorney general: kratom products should be presumed illegal
ATLANTA — Amid a debate about the safety of kratom and how much to regulate it, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr advised lawmakers on Friday to treat all products derived from the substance as illegal unless proven safe. "I say you ban all kratom-related products...
Lawmakers hear fallout from Georgia Supreme Court ruling against a fire fee
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers are hearing concerns about the potential impact of a state Supreme Court ruling that struck down a firefighting fee in Chatham County last week. The court ordered the county to refund about $30 million in fees and interest in a...
ACT scores decrease
ATLANTA — Georgia's class of 2026 scored lower on the ACT than the class of 2025, but they still beat the national average. Georgia's 2026 graduates who took the college admissions test after their freshman year earned an average composite score of 20.9, down half a...
Trump, Obama to campaign in Georgia
ATLANTA — Two high-profile partisans will visit Georgia over the next week to promote their parties' candidates ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. On Saturday night, President Donald Trump will return to the Peach State for a rally in Perry. The visit, his third to...
Georgia early voting tops 1 million ballots
ATLANTA — A record number of Georgia voters have cast early ballots in person for a midterm election, surpassing 1 million on Tuesday. “We continue to break records each day of early voting,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in a statement Tuesday afternoon....
Georgia tax collections continued growing in September
ATLANTA — Net Georgia tax collections in September rose 2.3% over the same month last year, continuing gains recorded in recent months. Net collections for the month totaled $3.34 billion, up $76.7 million. The increase came despite a drop in individual income tax...
Trump to Georgia voters: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’
ATLANTA — President Donald Trump traveled to Georgia on Friday to rally Republican voters three days after early voting got underway and with Election Day just over two weeks away. His visit was meant to boost the campaigns of GOP candidates, especially U.S. Rep. Mike...
Ballot measure would remove party labels from probate judge elections
ATLANTA — Georgia voters have a lot of decisions to make when selecting among so many candidates this year, but prominent figures from both major parties are pointing to one easy choice on the ballot. Among the proposed constitutional amendments is one that...