Legislation the General Assembly passed this year that takes effect Oct. 1 will prohibit retailers from selling hemp products to anyone under the age of 21 and impose labeling, packaging, and testing ...

ATLANTA – Allowing canoes and kayaks only on Georgia rivers and streams deemed navigable would ruin an outdoor recreation industry that brings in billions of dollars, outfitters and paddling ...

ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled State Election Board Friday approved a controversial change in election rules requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on ...

Firearms are the leading cause of death for young people in Georgia, said Dr. Sofia Chaudhary, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). “This is a public ...

ATLANTA – Georgia’s unemployment rate rose in August for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s jobless rate of 3.6% last month was up two-tenths from ...

Postmaster general was a Cabinet position nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate until 1971, when the U.S. Postal Service was converted into an independent agency. Since then, the ...

The 988 decals are part of a broader effort under the university system’s Mental Health Initiative, a program launched in 2020 to significantly expand mental health services for students.

ATLANTA – Lake Oconee-area property owners complaining of exorbitant water rates urged Georgia lawmakers Wednesday to bring private water systems in Georgia under the same regulations that apply to ...

Kemp’s executive order prohibits colleges and universities from using state funds to pay for NIL compensation. The order will remain in effect until the effective date of the proposed settlement or ...

ATLANTA – Georgia broke tourism records last year for the second year in a row, setting an all-time high for visitors, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday.

Most of the power – 70 megawatts – will come through a 30-year power-purchasing agreement (PPA) with Altamaha Green Energy LLC, which will build a mill in Wayne County to produce the biomass. Two ...

ATLANTA – State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced Monday he will push for additional state funding for school safety initiatives during the 2025 General Assembly session in the aftermath ...