Some Democratic state lawmakers are demanding that Governor Brian Kemp allocate more funding to Georgia’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

The State Election Board has rejected a proposal to let Georgians vote with hand-marked paper ballots when touch-screen voting machines can't guarantee privacy.

After months of work in South Carolina, the wave of Waffle House employees demanding better working conditions has made its way to Georgia.

The State Election Board has rejected a proposal to let Georgians vote with hand-marked paper ballots over privacy concerns.

A legislative panel held its first hearing today about public access to the state's rivers and the definition of "navigable waters."

FEMA has added Berrien and Brooks Counties to those where residents can seek help for damages caused by Hurricane Idalia.

Commissioners plan to no longer hold public meetings at the McIntosh County Courthouse.

Suicide was the third leading cause of death in 2021 for Georgians between 10 and 34 years old.

A new nationwide study of commercial insurance spending finds the number of children and young adults being treated for mental health concerns rose between 2019 and August of last year.

The trade publication Area Development has named Georgia the number one state to do business for the tenth consecutive year.

About 100 people with loved ones incarcerated in Georgia prisons protested outside the Georgia Governor’s Mansion Tuesday to demand Gov. Brian Kemp take action against prison violence.

The Georgia High School Association is allowing high school athletes to make deals to profit from their name, image and likeness.

Getting the updated Covid vaccine has been tricky -- with reports of shipment delays and snags in getting insurance to pay for it.

Commissioners in southeast Georgia's McIntosh County have canceled their next public meeting after multiple legal violations.

A school district says a high school football player died after suffering a "medical emergency" on the sidelines of a game in Georgia.

Kinks in access to the new COVID-19 vaccine are nationwide. Rural areas will likely feel the brunt.

This fall, federal health care agencies are recommending people get the updated Covid-19 vaccine, which offers better protection against new variants. 

A correctional officer with only seven months on the job is the latest person to be killed in Georgia's violent Smith State Prison.

The Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta is set to reopen next week, more than two years after the original building was destroyed by arson. 

A federal appears court is putting a temporarily hold on an Atlanta-based grant program for businesses run by Black women.

A correctional officer with only seven months on the job is the latest person to be killed in Georgia's violent Smith State Prison.

Georgians have about to week to register to vote in municipal and special elections to be held on November seventh.

Emory University in Atlanta is now the first recipient of funding through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a new research agency funded through the bipartisan FY22 appropriations bill that Sen. Jon Ossoff helped pass into law. 

A new exhibit at Georgia State University explores the historic connection between labor unions and civil rights organizing in the South.

The Atlanta Braves closed out the regular season Sunday with a loss to the Washington Nationals. Final score 10-9.

Scientists with Emory University will use up $24 million in federal research dollars to look at how regulating the immune system might be used to treat a number of diseases including cancer and autoimmune disorders.

A state judge has rejected a challenge to a new Georgia law creating a commission that could remove elected state prosecutors.

Pandemic-era funding for child care is set to expire tomorrow. The funding lapse isn't related to the looming government shutdown.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a visit to the Port of Savannah today. She promoted President Biden's economic agenda.

Janet Yellen cheered the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's investment in harbor deepening.

Thousands of people have sent in tributes to the Carter Center ahead of Jimmy Carter's 99th birthday on Sunday.

Two of the 19 people indicted as part of a sweeping election interference racketeering case have a hearing in Fulton County Friday ahead of a trial scheduled for October 23. 

Georgia environmental advocates are asking federal regulators to step in and manage coal ash here as stringently as in Alabama.