Did Georgia ban helium balloon releases? Not quite. Here’s what the new law actually says and why social media is confused.

Most new laws in Georgia passed during the 2025 legislative session take effect today, July 1. But there isn't one related to ...

A House committee studying disaster mitigation and resilience is recommending a new state Office of Resilience, which will be ...

ATLANTA - Certification of election results in Georgia is a mandatory duty of local elections officials - not a discretionary ...

To improve Georgia’s troubled prison system, the General Assembly should hike correctional officer salaries, consider more private-public partnerships to expand capacity, increase mental health ...

The Georgia General Assembly is nearing the end of its 40-day legislative session, with lawmakers racing to pass key measures before the session ends on April 4 or "Sine Die." ...

ATLANTA — Georgia's state legislature, the General Assembly, returned to the state Capitol in Atlanta on Monday for the first day of the new session, and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announced who will ...

Senate Bill 221, which the Republican-controlled General Assembly passed in 2021 virtually along party lines, created eight leadership committees to be chaired by Georgia’s governor, lieutenant ...

The Georgia General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1, ... Senate Bill 1 is based on findings from the Senate Special Committee on the Protection of Women’s Sports, created by Lt. Governor Jones.

Georgia ranked fourth in the American Tort Reform Association's "Judicial Hellholes" report, dropping from the top spot only because other states had a larger volume of Legislative committees ...