Jones, a Democratic state senator, says he will run for the seat even if the 79-year-old Scott does not retire.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones told state House Speaker Jon Burns that the arrest of Sen. Colton Moore during the governor’s State of the State speech was “an embarrassment for all of us.” He was so right!

ATLANTA — A Georgia state senator arrested at the Capitol Thursday returned Friday. Hours later, the state House Speaker ...

ATLANTA - Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Georgia Senate, said Friday that he won't tolerate any future episodes like what happened Thursday when Sen. Colton Moore was arrested for trying ...

State Sen. Colton Moore, who previously served in the House, was arrested Thursday after he repeatedly tried to enter the House chamber for a joint session with the Senate. The Trenton Republican was ...

Burns announced Friday afternoon that he would modify the ban to allow Moore, a Trenton Republican, to attend proceedings in ...

ATLANTA — Georgia’s House speaker said Friday that he’s lifting his ban on a state senator entering the House chamber, a day ...

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Georgia Senate, said Friday that he won't tolerate any future episodes like what happened Thursday when Sen. Colton Moore was arrested for trying to enter ...

Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns announced Friday afternoon that with the blessing of former Speaker David Ralston’s family, ...

A Georgia state senator, who was arrested Thursday before Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address at the Capitol ...

The state senator had been subject to a ban from the House chamber over previous disparaging remarks about late House speaker ...

A Republican Georgia state senator has been arrested after trying to enter the state House chamber even though he had been ...