A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through a conservative-friendly option that gained traction last year after a decade of firm GOP resistance.
The proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones takes a subtle swipe at Attorney General Chris Carr. The two will likely face off in the 2026 GOP primary.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta who ushered the city through COVID and the George Floyd uprising in May 2020, is heading back to Georgia and back into Georgia politics. Bottoms hinted at a run for the Georgia governor’s office in a recent interview with Jorge Estevez of Atlanta’s WSB-TV .
Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore (R) was arrested and transported to the Fulton County Jail on Thursday for attempting to enter the House Chamber to hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) state address after being banned from the area last year.
Two of the nation's hottest political battlegrounds could be completely reshaped in 2026 — and provide crucial tests of the staying power of Trump 2.0. Why it matters: Sen. Gary Peters' (D-Mich.) bombshell announcement Tuesday that he's retiring means that Michigan,
She was awarded a nearly $156 million contract to give "self-heating meals to the residents of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria."
Burt Jones, who presides over the Georgia Senate, said Friday that he won't tolerate ... "What happened yesterday was an embarrassment for the General Assembly," the lieutenant governor told his Senate colleagues Friday. "It shouldn't happen again."
On Monday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia.
Gov. Brian Kemp traveled to southern Poland Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, while in Georgia state leaders vowed to never forget the atrocities committed at the former death camp.
As freezing temperatures and winter weather approaches, Georgia prepares with emergency measures and resource mobilization.
Just a few days into Georgia's 2025 legislative session, proposed new limits on lawsuit awards is a priority trumpeted by business groups, some lawmakers and the governor alike as one of the top issues of the year.
The National Bank of Georgia on Wednesday hosted an international seminar titled Impact and Risks of Global Economic Trends and themed on regional challenges and strategies to ensure financial stability.