The vote is a significant victory for Mayor Andre Dickens, who has made the $90 million project a large part of his first term in office, despite significant pushback to the effort
For more than two years, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been scrutinizing actions the former president and others took as they tried to overturn his narrow loss in Georgia to Democrat Joe Biden
Missouri and Nebraska proposals are poised for action as well, and could add to the list of at least 17 states that have enacted laws restricting or banning gender affirming care for minors
Ahead of Monday’s start of national Teacher Appreciation Week, 26 governors are talking about boosting teacher compensation
Police say the gunman, who they identified as 24-year-old Deion Patterson, was captured Wednesday evening. Authorities did not immediately release additional information about where he was found
Atlanta police said the suspected shooter is believed to be Deion Patterson, 24, and that he was considered armed and dangerous
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey finds that 4 in 10 U.S. adults believe Trump acted illegally in New York but it found that about half of all U.S. adults believe he broke the law in Georgia
Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues
Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas have made billion-dollar pledges for a microchip or electric vehicle plant
At least 11 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors, and nearly two dozen states are considering bills this year to restrict or ban care
The National Weather Service said 16.8 million people live in the highest risk zone, and more than 66 million people overall should be on alert Friday
The motion by the former president’s legal team seeks to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the state’s 2020 presidential election
Civil liberties groups and defense attorneys are outraged at the domestic terrorism charges that have been levied against 23 people who were arrested at the police training center construction site
The state’s governor says the legislation will ‘safeguard the bright, promising futures of our kids,’ while opponents call it an unconstitutional infringement on parents’ rights
The former president’s lawyers are asking a state court to throw out the grand jury’s report and all testimony from the inquiry
The Electronic Registration Information Center, known as ERIC, has been targeted by conspiracy theories tied to the 2020 election
The new laws add a layer of secrecy to government documents as a means of improving the personal safety of officials
Manuel Paez Terán was killed on January 18 while protesting plans to build a huge police and firefighter training center in Atlanta
It was the latest flare-up in a series of demonstrations in a cause that has drawn to Georgia both anti-police demonstrators and environmentalists
Two people were killed and six others were injured in the shooting that took place in a home in the town of Douglasville
Carter has long outlived his nuclear family, including his mother, Lillian, and Billy, both of whom featured prominently in his political life
DeSantis is a frequent voice in conservative cultural fights on cable television, but he often avoids gatherings of fellow Republican governors and party leaders
Democrats elevated the state to the top of their presidential primary calendar, leapfrogging Iowa and New Hampshire
Embracing election conspiracy theories was a political albatross for Republicans in states that weren’t completely red last year
Carter’s model is about more than how his grassroots strategy turned the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary into his springboard
The man who conceded that some considered him “a failed president” made himself the most active and internationally engaged of ex-presidents
A special grand jury, or special purpose grand jury, is impaneled specifically to investigate any alleged violation of the laws of the state of Georgia