Latest Georgia state government News
Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South
LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. An irrigation sprinkler system about 300 feet (92 meters) long lay overturned in a field, its...
Prosecutor Fani Willis is removed from the Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) — A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others, the latest legal victory for the president-elect in criminal cases that once threatened his career and freedom. ...
Georgia senators want mental health funding and staffing to address prison deaths
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers should consider expanding mental health services, staffing and de-escalation training to address deaths and neglect at state prisons, a panel of lawmakers said last week. The panel voted Friday for recommendations for the Georgia legislature to...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp lists hurricane relief and lawsuit limits as top 2025 priorities
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp told lawmakers Tuesday that he will emphasize relief efforts for Hurricane Helene and attempts to limit lawsuit verdicts in the state legislative session that begins Jan. 13. The second-term Republican provided no details of his plan in a...
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...
