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Georgia is one of three states where a 17-year-old who is accused of a crime stands for trial alongside adults in state superior court.
The Georgia House's page program has long provided students as young as 12 the opportunity to interact with their state representatives.
Newbern dreads her son Griffin's 18th birthday in 3 years, when he will no longer qualify for services for young people with disabilities.
A Fulton County special grand jury is recommending the district attorney pursue charges against witnesses in the Trump voter fraud case.
Fans will scout the state Capitol this week as three bills aimed at allowing Georgians to wager their money on games face vital hearings.
The Georgia Senate Public Safety Committee Wednesday advanced a bill that would add bail requirements to a laundry list.
A new push for greater religious protections in Georgia has revived one of the most bitterly debated measures in U.S. history.
These are the first details of a Fulton County special grand jury's report on attempts to interfere by the twice-impeached Trump.
Georgia lawmakers are considering a bill that opponents compare to Florida's “Don't Say Gay” legislation, which seeks to limit rights.
Jaymie Knox didn't even know what biomarker testing was before it was done as part of a biopsy of her lung.
The report says Sen. Jones referred to Thomas as an "Uncle Tom," a term that is generally defined as a Black person who sells out to whites.
There will be indictments, that is one scribe's opinion.
Georgia Gov. Zell Miller in 1992 shrewdly used some of his power to maneuver the state towards the front of the pack.
Emergency rooms across America are teeming with women and girls bleeding from abortion drugs in copious amounts.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including health care workers, lined up behind a proposal to raise the tax rate on cigarettes and vapes.
Workers who assist people with disabilities would receive about a $5-per-hour salary increase if decision-makers heed the recommendation.
A state House panel OK'd a controversial trucking bill that would permit big rigs on Georgia highways to weigh five tons more.
Also, said Brown, an LGBQ+ advocate, the law "requires schools to treat transgender students worse than other students."
A signature piece of the tough-on-crime agenda pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp and fellow Republican lawmakers cleared a Senate committee.
The state Supreme Court seems to have axed Camden County's plans to build a site to launch spacecraft near the state's southeast corner.