President Donald Trump has signed into law the Laken Riley Act, but the administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes has some worried about impact on the broader immigrant community. Meanwhile, a metro Atlanta mayor faces allegations of misused city funds.
The chief justice of Georgia's Supreme Court asked state lawmakers for judicial pay raises and security upgrades in Georgia courthouses; last week's winter storm is bringing good news to Georgia farmers; and a new report shows employers benefit from offering flexible work arrangements and support to employee caregivers.
Federal law enforcement officials made several immigration-related arrests in Georgia over the weekend. Lawmakers in Georgia are reacting to those arrests and considering related legislation.
A Georgia judge is expected to seat a jury Tuesday in the trial of former prosecutor Jackie Johnson who has been charged with violating her oath of office and interfering with the police investigation of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
A bar in Savannah has been nominated for a James Beard Award.
Lawmakers will continue working on the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year after winter storm related delays last week interrupted the process.
A deer harvested in November in Lanier County, near the Florida border, has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, which is fatal and causes gradual brain damage in deer species.
Atlanta City Council introduced a resolution calling for a moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps during a meeting late last week.
A new federal immigration enforcement bill inspired by Laken Riley has won bipartisan passage in Congress; former first lady Rosalynn Carter inspired the state’s certified peer specialist program through her mental health advocacy, and the Carter Center hosted Mental Health Parity Day to celebrate Georgia’s progress.
The third case this year of highly pathogenic avian influenza in chickens, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed in Georgia.
The remnants of the winter storm in the Deep South are still on the ground after dropping as much as nine inches of snow in parts of South Georgia, and its effects are expected to linger into Thursday.
A federal appeals court will hear arguments Thursday in a three-year-old case over Georgia's Congressional and state legislative district maps.
Winter weather continues to disrupt flights at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
The storm, which brought snow and ice to the Southeast from Houston, Texas, to Georgia, has caused delays and cancellations.
Snow has fallen in central Georgia, including Macon, which hasn’t seen snow in seven years.
Meanwhile, South Georgia’s Crisp County may have set a new snowfall record on Tuesday. Crisp County Sheriff Billy Hancock reported that his office measured seven inches of snow in Cordele just before midnight.
The National Weather Service in Peachtree City is warning Georgians to stay off roads across large portions of the state. 2 to 6 inches of snow is expected to fall in the Southwest region of the state, with 0 to 1 inch or more in Atlanta and suburbs.
Snow is in the forecast for Georgia today, legislation on transgender girls participating in girls sports has been filed at the state capitol, and Savannah is preparing to roll out new restrictions on walking tours in the city's historic downtown.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced changes to Georgia's Pathways to Coverage;.the Georgia Ethics Commission levied the largest ethics fine in state history on two Georgia voter advocacy groups founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams; and flu and COVID numbers are rising quickly as people return to work and school after the holidays.
Gov. Brian Kemp laid out some of his legislative priorities during the annual "Eggs and Issues" event; U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on President-elect Donald Trump’s attempts to interfere in the 2020 election was released; and Georgia continues to lead the nation in the growth of clean energy transition-related jobs.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced more funding for schools on the first day of the legislative session.
Local boards, commissions and councils across Georgia are deciding if they want to opt-out of a new Georgia law aimed at property tax relief for homeowners.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens Monday joined public safety officials to share the latest crime statistics and updates on the One Safe City program.
Former President Jimmy Carter will be honored today with a funeral in the nation’s capital and a service in Plains, Ga.; Bernice King, daughter of MLK, is remembering Carter as a man committed to her father's work fighting racism, poverty and war; and snow, sleet and ice are in the Friday forecast for all of northern and part of central Georgia.
Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in state Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.; and four months after the Apalachee High School mass shooting, the Barrow County School Board met to hear security proposals.
