Librarians are exempted from prosecution for the crime, which is categorized as a “high and aggravated” misdemeanor. Punishment can include up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. One library director ...

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 ...

Georgia homeowners’ property values couldn’t rise faster than the inflation rate, putting a brake on annual property tax increases, according to a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday.

It could soon become a serious crime in Georgia to use AI apps to create obscene, computer-generated images of real people. State senators considered a proposal Monday to create the crime of “virtual ...

The study committee chaired by Rep. Tim Fleming, R-Covington, who is running for Georgia secretary of state, recommended Monday that the state use hand-marked paper ballots during the general ...

ATLANTA — The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate voted along party lines Monday to urge Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to turn over the state’s unredacted voter list — which includes 8 ...

DC BLOX Atlanta East Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Conyers, Georgia, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. Georgia lawmakers have ...

ATLANTA — Legislation to ban cellphones in Georgia public high schools is advancing quickly, with a unanimous vote in favor at a first hearing Monday. The school day ban outlined in House Bill 1009 ...

ATLANTA — Some lawmakers have been working under Georgia’s Gold Dome long enough to remember when the place reeked of cigarettes. Although no one openly smokes there today, lawmakers seem to have an ...

The proposal unveiled at the Capitol Wednesday by House leaders, would gradually chip away at the amount of property taxes homeowners pay on their primary residence, until the amount vanishes to zero ...

FAIRBURN — FBI agents raided Fulton County’s elections warehouse Wednesday to collect ballots from the 2020 presidential election, an escalation by the Trump administration into unsubstantiated ...

Students in Georgia schools could soon have more opportunities to study outdoors instead of inside a classroom. The state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that calls for a pilot program ...