Georgia House Democrats condemn potential abortion ban in wake of leaked Supreme Court opinion
Georgia Rep. Shea Roberts ATLANTA -- The Georgia House Democratic Caucus held a press conference Monday in which representatives – all women – decried the potential loss of abortion rights in Georgia and urged voters to support pro-choice candidates in...
Environmental groups petition to intervene in coal ash case
ATLANTA - Three Georgia environmental groups are asking an appellate court to let them intervene in a legal effort by a coalition of utilities including Atlanta-based Southern Co. to block a federal crackdown on coal ash ponds. The Southern Environmental Law Center...
Judge rules in favor of keeping Marjorie Taylor Greene on the ballot
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ATLANTA - A state administrative judge Friday ruled against a lawsuit attempting to throw U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, off the ballot based on the Constitution's 14th Amendment, citing insufficient evidence. Lawyers for...
Walker on track to win Senate Republican nod despite boycotts of media, debates
ATLANTA - U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker is not talking to reporters. He's not appearing on the debate stage to talk issues with his opponents on the May 24 Republican primary ballot. But the University of Georgia football icon who led the Dawgs to the 1980...
State commission looking to speed delivery of cannabis oil to patients with expedited hearings
ATLANTA - The agency in charge of Georgia's medical marijuana program voted unanimously Thursday to turn over responsibility for hearing protests of medical cannabis license awards to the Office of State Administrative Hearings (OSAH). Giving that role to the OSAH was...
OSHA cites two companies in fatal bridge collapse during dismantling project
ATLANTA - A federal workplace investigation has determined that two companies failed to follow required safety standards that could have prevented a bridge collapse in Covington last October that killed one worker and seriously injured another. U.S. Occupational...
Georgia Lottery reports near-record third-quarter profits
ATLANTA - The Georgia Lottery nearly equaled its record-setting second-quarter profits during the third quarter of this fiscal year, lottery officials reported Thursday. The lottery brought in $367.2 million in January, February and March for Georgia's HOPE...
Georgia High School Association adopts transgender sports ban
ATLANTA - The Georgia High School Association's executive committee has voted unanimously to require transgender students to participate in school sports based on the gender identities on their birth certificates. Wednesday's unanimous vote followed the passage of...