Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns says state lawmakers will make another push to improve mental health care this year. He said Tuesday that a forthcoming bill will include a series of changes, plus multiple studies aimed at setting the groundwork for more action in the years ahead.
On Day 21 of the 2023 legislative session, the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee passed a bill that aims to create a pathway for legal gambling in Georgia.
On the Tuesday Feb. 21 edition of GeorgiaToday: Presidents Day in Plains and Jimmy Carter's lasting influence, plus a judge has denied pausing 'Cop City' construction
Plans for an Atlanta police training facility in the city’s southeastern quadrant remain at the center of controversy. Members of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center Community Stakeholders Advisory Committee — current and former — are speaking out about the process.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Stone Mountain has a long, complicated past. The birthplace of the second Ku Klux Klan, it is the largest memorial to the Confederacy, a reminder of the "Lost Cause" myth, and a popular picnic spot for Georgians. Today, our special panel breaks down the mountain's history.
When The Carter Center assumed leadership of the global Guinea Worm Eradication Program in 1986, about 3.5 million human cases occurred annually in 21 countries in Africa and Asia. Now, there are roughly 13 human cases.
Fair Districts GA, a nonprofit that encourages unbiased redistricting, rated the fairness of the state’s maps during 2021’s special redistricting session. None scored an "A."
Georgia is one of three states where a 17-year-old who is accused of a crime stands for trial alongside adults in state superior court. A bipartisan proposal would instead send many of these older teens to juvenile court.
Emily Kohrs was between jobs when she suddenly found herself at the center of one of the nation's most significant legal proceedings. The Georgia resident became foreperson of the special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and Republican allies meddled in the state's 2020 presidential election.
With former President Carter in hospice care, today’s President’s Day observance in his hometown of Plains, Ga. took on extra meaning. People there were reflecting on Carter’s time in office — and what he did afterwards. Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Grant Blankenship has more from Plains.