Jeff Amy
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Georgia is refusing to provide state funding for the new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, so some school districts have cancelled plans to teach the course to high schoolers.
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Transportation officials on Thursday announced plans to spend an extra $1.5 billion on projects in Georgia.
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Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to health care fraudA federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three and a half years in prison after Oxendine pleaded guilty to health care fraud.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday called for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide.
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Jailers in Georgia must now check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law.
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Georgia lawmakers have made it harder for workers at companies getting state economic incentives to unionize, in what could be a violation of federal law.
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The Georgia House is backing a state budget that would include pay raises for public school teachers and state employees, as well as boost spending on education, health care and mental health.
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The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production and save money.
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Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for possible deportation.
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Pay raises for Georgia public school teachers and state employees took a step forward Tuesday, as the House Appropriations Committee approved a spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1.