The number of people hospitalized in Georgia because of COVID-19 rose to 1,000 Monday, erasing a month’s worth of progress and showing that an accompanying increase in …
Georgia Bulldogs make due with ‘virtual’ Camp Sunshine
About this time every year, Georgia football players head down to Rutledge by the busloads to hang out with special-needs kids, critically-ill patients and cancer survivors for what they call “Camp …
Critics call out financial and social costs of Georgia hydro dam
Georgia officials say the dam is vital to the country’s energy security. Critics charge it’s a bad deal all around.
Senate Panel Pushes Increase in Georgia’s Low Tobacco Tax
Georgia’s tobacco tax could more than triple under a late-in-the-game move in the state Senate. The Senate Finance Committee voted 5-2 on Friday to amend a House resolution to raise the tax per pack …
Georgia House passes bill allowing voters to decide whether to dissolve county police departments
The Georgia House approved legislation that would allow voters to decide whether county police forces should be dissolved.
Georgia House passes bill to dissolve county police departments, legislature takes up hate crimes bill
The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would allow voters to decide whether they want to abolish county police departments …
Georgia preservation organizations launch ‘Preserving Hope’ campaign
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and a network of Georgia preservation organizations recently launched #PreservingHope, a campaign to raise awareness of historic buildings and sites that …
Rep. Collins calls for recusal of Georgia DA: ‘This is not about justice. This is about politics’
The Fulton County, Ga. district attorney who charged former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe with murder seems to be more concerned about politics than he is about justice, Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga …
Live updates | Severe Thunderstorm Warning moves into west Georgia
However, 11Alive meteorologist Wes Peery says that most of north Georgia is actually under the gun for possible strong to severe storms, especially later in the afternoon or evening hours. Wes says …
Georgia chamber, economic developers oppose adoption of House bill
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Georgia Economic Developers Association issued the following statement strongly opposing HB 1035: …