GOP bill would ban defunding police in wave of reaction to 2020 protests
Defund the police entered the national vocabulary last year after protests over officer violence rocked the nation.
The killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, George...
State GOP efforts to curb voting options nears fever pitch at Capitol
Lawmakers on a Georgia House panel are set to continue debating a sweeping election bill this week that is drawing fire from voting rights...
Lawmakers debate college tuition for DACA recipients, campus free speech
Colleges across Georgia are working to educate students in the midst of a pandemic that has changed the face of instruction and brought new...
Ossoff pitches COVID relief plan as Georgia ramps up vaccine output
Sen. Jon Ossoff stopped by Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital Thursday to promote the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill working its way through Congress and...
State eases penalty on Elbert medical practice, sets vaccine policy
An Elbert County physician office that was penalized for giving COVID-19 vaccine to teachers has seen its controversial suspension shortened by state health officials.
An...
Vaccinations slow after storms delay shipments of 6 million COVID doses
WASHINGTON — The extreme cold weather across much of the country has delayed 6 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, slowing a vaccination rate that has...
Governor Kemp announces $552M Georgia Rental Assistance Program
Friday, Governor Kemp announced that the State of Georgia has received more than $552 million in stimulus funds through the federal Emergency Rental Assistance...
Sports gambling bill gaining traction, could get committee vote next week
Legislation to legalize online sports betting in Georgia could come to a vote in a state Senate committee as soon as next week.
Expanding legal...
Bill to allow visitors in hospitals, nursing homes is pared down, but still sparks...
A Georgia House committee held a passionate debate Thursday over a pared-down bill to allow people to visit patients in hospitals and long-term care...
Georgia may add teachers to vaccine priority list
Georgia educators may be next in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday that state officials will be finalizing plans over...
WATCH Gov. Kemp’s press conference on COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Governor Brian Kemp announced Thursday that Habersham County has been selected as one of four regional COVID-19 vaccination hubs in Georgia.
As Now Habersham first...
New sweeping election bill decried as ‘burdensome’ by voting rights groups
A new state House committee set up as a gatekeeper for election bills is scheduled to hold a daylong hearing Friday on a controversial...