Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday that he doesn’t plan to implement any additional coronavirus restrictions, even as the state experiences an uptick in confirmed cases and battles hot spots in …
After Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing, Georgia Gov. Signs Hate Crimes Legislation
The killing of Ahmaud Arbery prompted calls for the state to pass a hate crimes law. Until Friday, Georgia had been one of just four states without one on the books.
Georgia lawmaker calls for removal of embattled DA
A Georgia lawmaker is calling for the removal of the Brunswick’s district attorney, whose office has been accused of mishandling the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Irish punter moving from dairy farm to Georgia Tech
Trading Gaelic footballs for American footballs, Shanahan was booting the pigskin on his uncle’s dairy farm in southwest Ireland. “I had a lot of young calves watching me curiously,” he said. “Every …
Georgia Law Firm Stein & Fox Receives Elite Awards and a New Online Look
PRNewswire/ — Stein & Fox is an Atlanta-area personal injury firm with attorneys that have served Georgia clients …
‘Let Freedom Ring’ From Georgia
American population, about a third of the electorate, Georgia was bound to feel the reverberations. Democrats have not won Georgia, with its 16 electoral votes, since 1992, and Donald Trump had a …
Six Flags responds to Black Lives Matter shirt incident at Georgia theme park
Six Flags Over Georgia is apologizing for a weekend incident involving a family with three children who were wearing shirts with slogans associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. Maya Miller …
An in-depth look at Georgia’s newly approved hate-crime bill
The Georgia Legislature has passed a hate-crime bill earlier this week. In this episode of Politically Georgia, host Greg Bluestein and AJC government reporter Maya T. Prabhu discuss how the bill came …
Last day of Georgia legislative session | Budget looms large
Here’s what to expect from the final day lawmakers will meet in Georgia. Cuts to school budgets are one issue in the spotlight.
Georgia lawmakers give final OK to fewer standardized tests
Public school students in Georgia are likely to see fewer state standardized tests in coming years. The Senate voted 45-0 to agree to changes in Senate Bill 367 on Thursday, sending it to Gov. Brian …