Loeffler condemns Black Lives Matter in campaign stop
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., doubled down Monday on criticism of the Black Lives Matter protest movement, calling it a political organization promoting “violence and anti-Semitism” as she seeks to win her seat in a crowded Nov. 3 special election.
Judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban
A federal judge Monday blocked a Georgia law from taking effect that would ban most abortions after a heartbeat is detected, marking a pivotal decision in a case that has enflamed passions in the state for more than a year.
Rights advocates call for repeal of Georgia citizen’s arrest law
ATLANTA - Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law has a history of racism and encourages civilians lacking law enforcement training to take the law into their own hands, civil- and human-rights advocates said Monday. “Law enforcement has resources to handle these kinds of...
Atlanta mayor reissues stay-at-home order as COVID-19 cases soar
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ordered all but essential businesses closed late Friday as coronavirus cases in the city and across Georgia hit record levels. Bottoms placed Atlanta back under Phase 1 stay-at-home...
Georgia tax revenues decline in June for third straight month
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections fell in June for the third month in a row but not as precipitously as the previous two months, the state Department of Revenue reported late Friday. State tax revenues declined by 8.8% last month compared to June of last year. That...
COVID-19 surge beds to resume at Georgia World Congress Center
Gov. Brian Kemp is poised to reopen the Georgia World Congress Center for standby hospital beds and medical equipment amid a recent increase in COVID-19 positive cases and hospitalizations in the state.
Georgia House panel to examine citizen’s arrest law
Georgia Rep. Carl Gilliard ATLANTA - Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is living up to his pledge to consider moving criminal justice reform beyond the hate crimes bill the General Assembly passed last month. The House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, which has...
Hundreds of Georgia sex offenders off ankle monitors as lawmakers seek legal fix
A landmark court ruling has led to nearly half of Georgia’s most high-risk sex offenders being released from their ankle monitors over the past year, marking a legal quandary that state lawmakers fell short in addressing during the 2020 legislative session.