Gov. Brian Kemp's plans for 2025 include hiring hundreds of new correctional officers and launching an extensive renovation program of Georgia's prisons.

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing a big burst of new spending on Georgia’s prisons, including planning another new ...

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the Laken Riley Act to require federal authorities to detain illegal ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America,” saying it has a ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of ...

The Atlanta City Council has chosen which priorities it is seeking legislative assistance with for the coming year.

Biden's actions, which protect more than 625 million acres of federal waters, could be difficult for President-elect Donald ...

Shifting economic conditions and a change of administrations in Washington have created some uncertainty that Georgia lawmakers must wrestle with in coming months.

The US Justice Department has entered a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia’s Fulton County over jail conditions that federal investigators have described as inhumane, violent and unsanitary.

The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most ...

Georgia’s Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is looking for public input on a proposed reconstruction project at an Emanuel County intersection.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS News) - A new year means thousands of new laws on the books, nationwide. This year, millions of minimum wage workers are getting a raise and several states took aim at gun laws.