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.
When President Donald Trump made a measure named for a slain Georgia nursing student the first law he signed in his second term, it crystallized a deepening Democratic divide over immigration that could remake the generations-old debate.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A northeast Georgia mayor says he will challenge U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde in the Republican primary in 2026, which could capitalize on discontent among business leaders with Clyde’s ultraconservative approach to representing Georgia’s 9th Congressional District.
Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp is reiterating his pitch for lawsuit limits, saying they will halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated.
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.
Goodman, Hickman and Watson declined comment. Summers told 11Alive News that he has heard from constituents who can be served with Medicaid expansion and is motivated to protect rural hospitals, including Crisp Regional Hospital in his hometown of Cordele.
Georgia defends 2023 redistricting maps in federal court against Voting Rights Act challenges, as advocates argue the maps dilute minority voting strength and fail to ensure fair representation.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced plans to extend the GOP-led chamber's investigation into the select, Democrat-led committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
How Democratic lawmakers can build bipartisan support and influence legislation when Republicans control the House, Senate, and governor’s office.
A right-wing Republican state senator was arrested Thursday morning while attempting to enter the House chambers to attend the State of the State address by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. Controversial Trenton legislator Colton Moore was handcuffed and removed from the Capitol by state police following an altercation with staff members and law enforcement as Moore
Suwanee resident David Cross, who is currently the Georgia Republican Party’s 2nd vice chairman, announced on Friday that he is running to be chairman of the state party. In his
This week on WABE, the 2025 Georgia General Assembly starts, Gov. Brian Kemp delivers his State of the State address, Republican infighting, and federal regulators are rolling back a proposed expansion of ocean speed limits designed to protect right whales.