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• Georgia Lawmakers Cross the Aisle to Help Children See and Read

  News, March 10, 2026

• Georgia House Republicans Send Pared Back Property Tax Cut to Senate

  News, March 09, 2026

• Students Who Skip School Could Face New Punishments, Including Loss of Driver’s License

  News, March 09, 2026

• Georgia House Votes to Limit Charges for Ambulance Rides

  News, March 06, 2026

• Lawmakers Consider Harms of Artificial Intelligence, Social Media, Particularly for Children

  News, March 04, 2026

• Georgia Lawmakers Seek to Reduce Insurance Costs

  News, March 02, 2026

• Alabama & Georgia End Decades-Long Legal Conflict

  Features, March 02, 2026

  No blood was shed, but it will go down as one of the longer conflicts in memory. Last week, Alabama finally raised a white flag after nearly four decades of legal battles with Georgia in one front of what came to be known as the “Tri-State Water Wars,” which included Florida.

• Georgia Senate Focuses on Tax Breaks, the Mentally Ill in Mid-year Budget

  News, March 02, 2026

• Georgia Lawmakers Approve Midyear Budget, Restoring Major Cuts By Adding Money

  News, February 27, 2026

• Georgia House Passes Literacy Measure, High School Cell Phone Ban, Slew of Other Education Bills

  News, February 26, 2026

• Georgia Lawmakers Pledge Historic Investment in Literacy Teaching

  News, February 11, 2026

• Georgia Election Review Panel Recommends Gradual Shift To Hand-Marked Ballots

  Features, February 05, 2026

  After six lengthy hearings around the state last year, a special legislative committee studying the elections process has recommended incremental changes to Georgia’s voting system.

• Another Georgia Lawmaker Accused Of Pandemic Unemployment Fraud

  News, February 03, 2026

• Smokers Have Left The Building, Yet The Influence Of Tobacco Lingers

  News, February 02, 2026

• Republican State House Leaders Unveil Plan To Abolish Homeowner Property Taxes

  Features, January 30, 2026

  Republicans in Georgia’s state House say they want to take steps to erase homeowner property taxes this legislative session, which is getting underway ahead of an election cycle seemingly dominated by concerns about the cost of living.

• Taxpayers in Georgia Will Now Be Able to Get More Money Back for Contributions to K-12 Private School Scholarships

  News, January 30, 2026

• Popular & Political Support Growing For Ban On Cellphones In Georgia High Schools

  Features, January 29, 2026

  Georgia high school sophomores are looking ever more likely to lose their phones during the school day in their senior year, as lawmakers consider expanding a ban on personal devices.

• Northwest Georgia Voters to Head to Polls March 10th for Federal and, Now, State Election

  News, January 27, 2026

• Former State Representative Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Fraud

  News, January 23, 2026

• Error in State Auditors’ Data Center Review Inflated Job Production and Economic Value

  News, January 22, 2026

• Georgia Considers Financial Support for College Students Who Need Money Most

  News, January 21, 2026

• Free‑For‑All Election to Replace Greene in Congress Draws 22 Candidates

  News, January 16, 2026

• Democratic Hopefuls for Governor Stake Out Positions in First Big Forum

  News, January 15, 2026

• Tech Industry The Target Of Potential Legislative Backlash

  News, January 08, 2026

• Lawmakers To Pay For Georgia Income Tax Cuts By Trimming Tax Breaks

  News, January 07, 2026

• Georgia Gets Nearly $219 Million For Rural Health Care

  News, January 05, 2026

• UGA Researchers Find More Evidence That Mining Would Harm Okefenokee

  News, December 18, 2025

• Lawmakers Seek Lottery Money For Need-Based College Scholarships

  News, December 08, 2025

• Holiday Deliveries Coming To Some Homes By Air, Without The ‘Ho Ho Ho’

  News, December 05, 2025

• No Handing Out Food And Drink At Polling Places, Court Rules

  News, December 04, 2025

• Electric Car Drivers To Get More Charging Stations In Georgia

  News, December 01, 2025

• Georgia Election Conspiracy Case Against Trump And Indicted Allies Dismissed

  News, December 01, 2025

• Georgia Economy Suffers From Lack Of Financial Aid For Low-Income Students, Advocates Argue

  News, November 20, 2025

• U.S. Senate Funding Bill to End Government Shutdown Threatens Hemp Consumables Industry

  News, November 14, 2025

• Some Disruptions at Hartsfield-Jackson Amid Shutdown

  News, November 11, 2025

• Courts Order Federal Government To Fund Food Program, But Some Still Prepare For Disruptions

  News, November 04, 2025

• Courts Order Federal Government to Fund Food Program, but Some Still Preparing for Disruptions

  News, November 03, 2025

• Metro Atlanta Transit Payment System Refresh Coming Soon

  News, October 30, 2025

• A State Representative Steps Down, Creating Another Vacancy In The General Assembly

  News, October 29, 2025

• Lawmakers Face Conflicting Calls To Loosen, Tighten Regulation Of Hemp And Marijuana

  News, October 28, 2025

• Georgia Supreme Court Hears Cases That Could Shape The Future Of Roads, Car Sales And Child Custody

  News, October 27, 2025

• Public Service Commission Critic Arrested, Charged with Theft After Public Hearing

  News, October 24, 2025

• Foundation Ranks Georgia Near Bottom for Medicare Performance

  News, October 22, 2025

• Georgians React to Instagram “PG-13” Rating Policy

  News, October 20, 2025

• Legislators Hear More About Changing Georgia Election Law

  News, October 20, 2025

• Solar Power And Data Centers A Focus For Public Service Commission Candidate

  News, October 15, 2025

• Doctors Warn Cost-Cutting Strategy Could Force Them From Independent Practice

  News, October 14, 2025

• State Investing More in Georgia Ports as Shipments Increase

  News, October 06, 2025

• Initiative Aims to Help Georgians Harness Artificial Intelligence for Productivity

  Features, October 03, 2025

  Alex Willson knows how to grow a pecan and turn it into a cake, but he is not so great at analyzing shipping logistics. The president and CEO of Sunnyland Farms in Albany is running an agricultural business that dates to 1948 — not the kind of operation one associates with cutting edge technology. Yet Willson said he was able to harness artificial intelligence to boost his bottom line about 8%, even 10%.

• Trump Administration Gives One-Year Extension To Georgia’s Health Insurance Program For The Poor

  News, October 03, 2025

• More than a Hundred Thousand Georgians Could be Directly Affected by Shutdown

  News, October 02, 2025

• Federal Government Approves Half Billion Dollars in Hurricane Helene Aid for Georgia

  Features, October 01, 2025

  Farmers and other agricultural producers in Georgia will get financial aid to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene, the massive storm that wiped out crops and timberland more than a year ago.

• Breach May Have Exposed Some Georgia Medicaid Recipients’ Health Information

  News, September 29, 2025

• New Round of Community Grants for Literacy Open with Reading by Super Bowl Champ

  News, September 25, 2025

• Three of Georgia’s Top Higher Education Institutions Retain High Rankings

  News, September 24, 2025

• Georgia Lawmakers Look for Ways Keep Social Media from Harming Children

  News, September 23, 2025

• Lawmakers Urged to Expedite Move to New Voting System

  News, September 22, 2025

• Georgia Lawmakers, Keen on Abolishing Income Tax, Hear From Other States Without One

  News, September 19, 2025

• Georgia Maintains Momentum with Company Expansions

  News, September 19, 2025

• Georgia Elections Chief Running For Governor

  News, September 18, 2025

• Former Republican, Duncan, Running for Governor as Democrat

  News, September 17, 2025

• Another Republican Running for State School Superintendent

  News, September 16, 2025

• Health Insurance Changes Coming to Georgia

  News, September 15, 2025

• Democratic Candidate for Governor Leaving State Senate Post

  News, September 11, 2025

• Georgia Has a New U.S. Attorney

  News, September 10, 2025

• Many Georgia Teachers Say They Are Overworked, Underpaid And Exposed To Violence

  News, September 08, 2025

• Former Secretary Of State Staffer Running For The Office

  News, September 08, 2025

• Tests, Unfunded Mandates, Vouchers Among School Complaints To Legislative Panel

  News, September 03, 2025

• Another Candidate Joins Expanding Field Seeking To Be Georgia’s Top Lawyer

  News, August 26, 2025

• Georgia Lawmakers Study Addiction, Suggest Regulating Treatment Centers

  News, August 20, 2025

• Opponents of Rivian Plant Might Have to Pay Other Side’s Legal Fees

  News, August 15, 2025

• Another State Lawmaker Joins Race to be Georgia’s Next Lieutenant Governor

  News, August 14, 2025

• Georgia Milestones: Students Improve in Math and Other Subjects but Struggle in English

  Features, August 11, 2025

  Georgia students posted modest academic gains in most of the tested grades and subjects last school year except in one key area.

• Candidates for Georgia Governor Now Include Democrat Who Has Won Statewide

  News, August 07, 2025

• Georgia Elections Agency Initiates Voter Roll Scrub, Audits PSC Runoff Count

  News, August 05, 2025

• Georgia Lawmakers Hear Conflicting Views About Hemp And Marijuana

  News, July 31, 2025

• Democrat Announces Candidacy For Georgia Attorney General

  News, July 31, 2025

• Another Republican Joins Race To Unseat Ossoff

  News, July 29, 2025

• With School About to Start, Georgia Anticipates Release of Rest of Federal Education Funding

  News, July 28, 2025

• Georgia’s New Voucher Program is Starting, with Lower Demand Than Expected

  News, July 28, 2025

• Republican Contender Suspends U.S. Senate Rate

  News, July 28, 2025

• State Lawmakers Study Student Absenteeism, Lingering Problem Since Pandemic

  News, July 24, 2025

• Another Challenger Rises For State School Superintendent

  News, July 23, 2025

• Democrat Ossoff Far Outpaces Two GOP Challengers For U.S. Senate

  News, July 22, 2025

• State Lawmakers Consider Impact Of Vaping Ahead Of Possible Legislation

  News, July 21, 2025

• Hoped For Ocmulgee National Park Already Growing Thanks To State Agency

  News, July 18, 2025

• Delta Repays Government To Settle Claims It Misused COVID Relief Funds

  News, July 16, 2025

• Lawmakers Conclude Listening Tour on Access to Cancer Care

  News, July 11, 2025

• Campaigns for Statewide Offices Take Shape After First Major Financial Filings

  Features, July 11, 2025

  People who want to influence Georgia’s next elections have already poured millions of dollars into the 2026 governor’s race and other statewide campaigns.

• Georgia Courts Deliberate Over How to Incorporate AI Into the Justice System

  Features, July 07, 2025

  In the five years since OpenAI unleashed Chat GPT-3 on the public, people have found creative and sometimes unwise uses for the technology, including attorneys who harnessed it to write briefs with fake citations. Recognizing the risk, the Georgia Supreme Court undertook a 10-month review in August and released new recommendations on Thursday. The state’s high court proposes a three-year process to adapt to AI.

• Georgia Public Universities Back New Multi-state Accreditation Model

  News, June 30, 2025

• Federal Judge Halts Georgia Law Restricting Youth Access to Social Media

  News, June 30, 2025

• State to Pay for Thousands to Get a Private K-12 Education this Year

  News, June 23, 2025

• Lawmakers, Backed by Health Advocates, Push for Increase in Cigarette Tax

  News, June 16, 2025

• Lawsuit Filed Against Companies Behind Sapelo Island Gangway that Collapsed, Killing Seven

  News, June 13, 2025

• Georgia GOP Delegates Go Home, Keeping their Chairman Despite Grievances Ahead of a Big Election Year

  News, June 12, 2025

• Georgia’s Congressional Delegation Calls Truce to Collaborate on National Attraction for State

  Features, June 02, 2025

  After more than a century of trying, Georgia may soon get its first national park, as the state’s congressional delegation puts aside partisan differences to upgrade the status of ancient mounds in Macon.

• More Candidates Consider Run For Lieutenant Governor

  News, May 30, 2025

• Another Big Hurricane Season Forecast For 2025, With Warming Ocean A Cause

  News, May 30, 2025

• Army Corps Backs Off Some Recreational Area Closures After Political Blowback

  News, May 27, 2025

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