A handful of Senate Republicans from rural Georgia have signed onto a new bipartisan attempt to fully expand Medicaid through a conservative-friendly option that gained traction last year after a decade of firm GOP resistance.
The proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones takes a subtle swipe at Attorney General Chris Carr. The two will likely face off in the 2026 GOP primary.
Atlanta's former mayor, who served in the Biden Administration, says she's strongly considering a run for Georgia governor after claiming President Donald Trump is already failing to deliver on his campaign promises.
Two of the nation's hottest political battlegrounds could be completely reshaped in 2026 — and provide crucial tests of the staying power of Trump 2.0. Why it matters: Sen. Gary Peters' (D-Mich.) bombshell announcement Tuesday that he's retiring means that Michigan,
On Monday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia.
Burt Jones, who presides over the Georgia Senate, said Friday that he won't tolerate ... "What happened yesterday was an embarrassment for the General Assembly," the lieutenant governor told his Senate colleagues Friday. "It shouldn't happen again."
As freezing temperatures and winter weather approaches, Georgia prepares with emergency measures and resource mobilization.
Just a few days into Georgia's 2025 legislative session, proposed new limits on lawsuit awards is a priority trumpeted by business groups, some lawmakers and the governor alike as one of the top issues of the year.
Gov. Brian Kemp traveled to southern Poland Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, while in Georgia state leaders vowed to never forget the atrocities committed at the former death camp.
Lt. Governor Burt Jones announces a Georgia version of the President’s DOGE plans. He plans to introduce the Red Tape Rollback Act of 2025 this session. It would require all state agencies to review their rules and regulations every four years.
The National Bank of Georgia on Wednesday hosted an international seminar titled Impact and Risks of Global Economic Trends and themed on regional challenges and strategies to ensure financial stability.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta who ushered the city through COVID and the George Floyd uprising in May 2020, is heading back to Georgia and back into Georgia politics. Bottoms hinted at a run for the Georgia governor’s office in a recent interview with Jorge Estevez of Atlanta’s WSB-TV .