A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through a conservative-friendly option that gained traction last year after a decade of firm GOP resistance.

Democrats in Georgia are the minority at the State Capitol. On Tuesday, the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) confirmed that they were officially involved in the case of a child death earlier this month.

The chair of a Senate committee tasked with reducing gun deaths among Georgia children has filed legislation to create a statewide database to notify districts of safety concerns from transfer students and to install a “gun czar” to oversee gun safety.

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of nonviolent crimes. ATLANTA - Legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant on Wednesday became the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump.

ATLANTA — The targeted ICE operations across Georgia over the weekend are being greeted with praise and concern among the state’s lawmakers. Some Democrats whose districts have large immigrant populations say they oppose how and where those operations were carried out. Meanwhile, Republicans applauded the operations.

How Democratic lawmakers can build bipartisan support and influence legislation when Republicans control the House, Senate, and governor’s office.

The Laken Riley Act requires federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest, detain and deport illegal immigrants who commit nonviolent crimes including theft, burglary, larceny or shoplifting.

A retired Columbus lawmaker is received a high honor from his former Colleagues on Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta. That service was honored when Smyre’s portrait was

While Republicans like Byrd argue more could and should be done to protect the unborn, while pro-choice groups are against Georgia’s abortion ban. Georgia’s LIFE Act was signed by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019. It went into effect in 2023 shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler emphasizes the need ... is launching a new ad campaign targeting rural voters -- to boost Black turnout in Georgia and North Carolina. With two weeks until Election Day, officials say the 2024 race is already ...