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A draft bill that some see as threatening “local control” loomed large over the County Commission’s vote Tuesday in favor of the Gill family’s 26-acre development in northern South Park.

Change made in plans to hold in-person meetings

Mar 3, 2021 Protesters crowd in front of the Georgia State Capitol on June 15 demanding lawmakers take legislative action as they reconvene after a three month hiatus.Riley Bunch ATLANTA — A state Senate committee squashed a bill that would have made blocking traffic during a protest a felony after strong opposition from civil rights groups and counties. The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Brian Strickland of McDonough, heard testimony on the bill Tuesday but did not bring it t...

We are halfway through the session and the more controversial bills are beginning to show up in the committees. In the Senate State Affairs Committee, we heard and sent to

Guessing the politics of fictional 1960s TV personnel.

President Biden has OKd making the stimulus checks salary eligibility more targeted in the Senate bill. Heres what it means and where the Senate bill stands.

Q uick Take: The Biden administration has made no changes to COVID-19 testing policies for either U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Patrol. But a claim circulating online falsely suggests that the administration has stopped testing detained immigrants before they are released. Full Story: A Texas sheriff told Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Feb. 9, “it’s absolutely true” that immigrants detained after crossing the border have been released into the U....

House passes bill to streamline educators development training OKLAHOMA CITY — Legislation that seeks to give educators more time to focus on students while still receiving adequate professional development training passed off the House floor Monday with a bipartisan vote of 74-19. House Bill 1593, authored by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, modifies how often teachers are required to complete professional development hours by reducing the frequency of four educator trainings out of the ...

Your Tuesday morning headlines: Dems concede minimum wage hike unlikely; Cuomo under more fire; Boy Scouts reorganize. Plus, todays weather, birthdays and more.

Updates from Bidens first 100 days: Biden’s Cabinet is taking shape at the slowest pace of any in modern history. See where things stand with our updated tracker.