The lawmaker is proposing replacing the current statue of Alexander H. Stephens, a Confederate leader and 50th governor of Georgia.
A new resolution introduced in the Georgia Senate seeks to honor the late President Jimmy Carter by placing his statue in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol.
Georgia lawmakers are racing against the clock at the State Capitol as today marks Crossover Day, the crucial deadline for legislation to pass either the House or Senate to remain under consideration
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed an amended state budget that will boost state spending on relief for Hurricane Helene and provide another round of state income tax rebates.
Any proposed laws that haven’t moved from one legislative chamber to the other for consideration are dead for that session.
Georgia House members have voted overwhelmingly for a school safety bill aimed at preventing a school shooting like the one in September that killed two teachers and two students at a high school northeast of Atlanta.
The cluster of medical facilities in the city around Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carry prestige. They feel under attack.
Roughly 700 employees are believed to be impacted by the layoffs mandated by the current administration's Department of Government Efficiency.