The Georgia legislature sent a hate crimes bill to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk Tuesday, spurred on by the recent killing of a Black man in Glynn County that...

While neither chamber had a hate crimes bill on their calendars for a rare Saturday session, two Senators took to the floor to talk passionately about...

It became apparent race-related criminal justice issues are a priority on the second day of the re-booted legislative session. Rep. Richard Smith, House...

Inside the Gold Dome, Georgia lawmakers returned on Monday without the loud, rushed fanfare that usually marks legislative sessions and settled into a...

Georgia is one of four states without a hate crime law. In 2000, state legislators passed a law forbidding acts targeting victims due to "bias or...