ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate’s Republican majority passed legislation Wednesday seeking a waiver on sales taxes for firearms over an 11-day period in October.

Barring any potential disruption from tariffs, Georgia’s economy otherwise is strong, the economist said. Georgia continues to outperform the nation as a whole in income and employment. Personal ...

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp has accepted an invitation to attend the Munich Security Conference in Germany this weekend to participate in a roundtable discussion with foreign leaders and partners on ...

ATLANTA – Former Gov. Nathan Deal’s chief of staff will serve in that role in the House speaker’s office on an interim basis, Speaker Jon Burns announced Wednesday.

Sen. Nikki Merritt, D-Grayson, chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, said the state should use some of its $16 billon budget surplus to help schools with students living in poverty. But ...

ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would prohibit state health insurance plans from paying for medical care related to changing gender. Senate Bill 39 was adopted by ...

ATLANTA – Legislation backed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp aimed at reining in huge jury awards supporters say cripple Georgia businesses has cleared a state Senate committee following a five-hour ...

ATLANTA – The state Department of Agriculture has lifted a suspension of poultry activities in Georgia following the successful completion of testing for bird flu with no additional detections.

ATLANTA – The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on her way out the door.

ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate moved to purge transgender athletes from female teams Thursday in a near party-line vote.

ATLANTA – Georgia Power would not be allowed to pass on the costs of providing electricity to data centers under legislation before the state Senate.

ATLANTA – The Georgia House overwhelmingly passed a $40.5 billion mid-year state budget Thursday containing hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending aimed largely at helping victims of ...