Federal judge sides with Georgia in ‘water wars’ with Alabama
ATLANTA - The state of Georgia has won another legal case in its long-running "water wars" with Florida and Alabama. A federal judge Monday sided with Georgia, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), and the Cobb County-Marietta Water...
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Georgia voting machines
ATLANTA - A federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to stop Georgia from using electronic voting machines. Monday's ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg ends a long-running legal dispute that predated the 2020 presidential election in Georgia,...
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...