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Conservationists are waging another legal challenge against a company's strip-mining plans near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
With Senate seats in Arizona and Nevada going to Democrats, the party will be assured of a slim majority regardless of whether Walker wins.
A major investigation into 2020 election interference by allies of former President Donald Trump is escalating in Fulton County.
The governor appointed the head of an influential behavioral health reform panel to lead the state agency responsible for Georgia's system.
Donald Trump personally hand-selected Herschel Walker to be his candidate for U.S. senator.
Longtime House Speaker David Ralston, a consensus builder molded by his beloved north Georgia mountains, died Wednesday afternoon.
Abortion is legal again in Georgia – for now – after fetal cardiac activity is detected, which is usually after about six weeks.
Burns beat out Fleming, described in the report as "more polarizing."
Georgia Tech junior Alex Ames said that the state's new voting law put some of her college friends in a bind.
Members of a U.S. Senate investigation panel grilled federal immigration officials on questionable gynecological procedures in Georgia.
Just weeks before a pivotal U.S. Senate race, an alliance of Democrats is challenging the secretary of state's determination.
It was called the Hope Act. In 2019, the Georgia Legislature passed and the governor signed a law allowing medical patients access.
It's already started. Walker, Warnock said, "does not have the competence or character for the job."
Another round of hearings in Georgia Power's rate case concluded with the final day dominated by a debate over rooftop solar expansion.
Desric Seecheran felt strong. He exercised nearly every day after work, had a good job, and generally took good care of himself.
Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock may be enjoying a break from their hectic campaign schedules for now, but they will soon be back.
Georgia's U.S. Senate race may be headed for a runoff, but Republicans swept all other statewide races, dashing Georgia Democrats' hopes.
The report states Kemp was the favorite to win the race.
As of this report, neither candidate was expected to reach the 50 percent tally needed to win.
The Georgia Recorder staff is fanning out Election Day to report from precincts, the secretary of state's war room and from communities.