Latest Georgia state government News
Georgia disbands current maternal mortality committee over leaked abortion information
Georgia's top health official dismissed all members of a state committee that investigates pregnancy-related maternal deaths after a committee member presumably released information about two such deaths. In a letter first reported by ProPublica and dated Nov. 8, state public health...
Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. Since 2022, Teton...
Supreme Court rejects push to move Georgia case against ex-Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused Tuesday to let former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows move the election interference case against him in Georgia to federal court, where he would have argued he was immune from prosecution. The justices did not detail their...
New Democratic minority leader in Georgia Senate promises strong push for policy goals
ATLANTA (AP) — Sen. Harold Jones II was selected Friday to lead Georgia's Senate Democratic caucus, promising to be aggressive in pushing policy goals despite Republicans maintaining a substantial majority in the chamber. “We’re going to make sure we talk about working families...
AP Race Call: Republican Barry Loudermilk wins reelection to U.S. House in Georgia's 11th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Loudermilk, 60, won a sixth term in Congress, representing a district that stretches from the Atlanta suburbs of Cobb County into northwest Georgia. Katy Stamper was Loudermilk's Democratic opponent, but many in...
AP Race Call: Republican Austin Scott wins reelection to U.S. House in Georgia's 8th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Austin Scott won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Scott won his eighth term in Congress, representing Georgia's 8th District, which runs from north of Macon to the Florida state line. He defeated Democrat Darrius Butler, a minister and community activist. While...
Georgia high court says absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day, even in county with delay
ATLANTA (AP) — Thousands of voters in Georgia's third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late will not get an extension to return them, the state's highest court decided on Monday. Cobb County, just north of Atlanta, didn't mail out absentee ballots to some 3,400...
Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene. The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission voted unanimously Friday to spend the money, which had been set aside for construction projects...
Survivors of deadly collapse at Georgia dock seek state's help for funerals, counseling
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Survivors of a deadly walkway collapse at a state-run ferry dock on a Georgia island said Thursday that the government should help them pay for funerals for the seven people who died as well as medical bills and mental health counseling for those who lived. ...
Georgia high court upholds dismissal of lawsuit over protests at state Capitol
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court on Thursday upheld a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a former state lawmaker, a current state lawmaker and several others who were arrested while protesting at the state Capitol. U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, who was a state senator...
