The plan calls for a dramatic increase in the amount of income exempt from taxation, to $50,000 for individuals and $100,000 for married couples. The state’s current standard deduction is $12,000 for ...

The bill, called Trey’s Law, is named for Trey Carlock, who was sexually abused at a Kanakuk Kamps as a boy in Missouri along with other victims. He settled a lawsuit against Kanakuk, but a ...

Lawmakers have heard from people across the state that ratepayers are concerned their electrical bills will rise because of data centers, he said. The main concern, he said, is that Georgia Power’s ...

ATLANTA — Another Georgia legislative literacy initiative this year seeks to build on prior efforts to increase the reading and writing performance of young students.

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Atlanta has given the administration of President Donald Trump until Tuesday to give the court the documentation that led to the seizure of Fulton County ballots from the ...

Leverett also disagreed with Rep. Esther Panitch, D-Sandy Springs, who predicted that the bill, should it become law, would ...

The House trimmed $80 million from Kemp’s $1.8 billion project to add express lanes to I-75 south of Atlanta. The lawmakers also cut $25 million from the governor’s $325 million proposal to establish ...

A bipartisan state Senate voted 50-1 to pass a bill Thursday that allows the Georgia Ethics Commission to seek subpoenas against groups or individuals located in other states who are suspected of ...

Under the bill, using AI to generate an obscene image of an adult without their consent would be a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. Obscene AI images of minors would ...

ATLANTA — After six lengthy hearings around the state last year, a special legislative committee studying the elections process has recommended incremental changes to Georgia’s voting system. The ...

Billionaire Republican health care executive Rick Jackson’s entry into the Georgia governor’s race this week could shake up a contest that has so far been dominated by three statewide GOP ...