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.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made several arrests in Georgia yesterday; immigrant rights and advocacy groups work together to prepare immigrant communities for possible deportations; and about 50 Savannah-area businesses donate items for auction to help victims of the Los Angeles wildfires.
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.