Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene banned from Twitter for 12 hours

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she was banned from Twitter again for 12 hours for violating the company's policy on COVID-19 misinformation.

Kemp issues proclamation supporting Cuban people

Governor Brian Kemp has signed a proclamation "supporting liberty for the Cuban people."

Georgia lawmakers hold first hearing on Atlanta crime

The Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee held their first hearing Monday on crime in the city of Atlanta. During the meeting, state lawmakers heard from law enforcement, state officials, and other stakeholders.

Georgia House speaker calls for more troopers to fight Atlanta crime

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston wants more money in the state's budget to add more state troopers fighting crime in Atlanta.

Prosecutors rest in federal fraud trial of Georgia's Beck

After five days of testimony from some 20 witnesses, the prosecution rested in its fraud and money laundering case against suspended Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck on Monday.

Senators to hold historic hearing in Atlanta on voting rights

Atlanta's Senate hearing is the first in more than two decades that will take place outside of Washington, D.C.

Trump slams Georgia lawmaker for not fighting voting results

Former President Donald Trump is declaring his opposition to a high-ranking Georgia Republican’s bid for lieutenant governor, another sign of how state-level politics is being reordered by Trump’s insistence that all Republicans repudiate his 2020 election loss.

Three testify Georgia’s Beck directed money flows from insurer

Sonya and Steve McKaig were close friends with Jim Beck until they got a look at the evidence that federal investigators had gathered against the now-suspended Georgia insurance commissioner. Then the friendship ended with the McKaigs saying they learned Beck was embezzling.

Fraud or innovation? Views clash in trial of Georgia’s Beck

Prosecutors want jurors to conclude that suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was running a $2 million scam to bilk money from the property insurer he led before being elected. Defense attorneys say Beck was actually an innovative executive who led the Georgia Underwriting Association to strong profits and that prosecutors don’t understand Beck’s innovations.

RNC to air ad during MLB All-Star Game saying Dems 'stole' it from Atlanta

The Republican National Committee will air an ad during Tuesday's Major League Baseball All-Star Game that claims Democrats and corporations "lied" about Georgia's new voting law.

Georgia tax revenue leaps more than $3B over last year

Georgia’s state tax receipts jumped by more than $3 billion in the budget year ended June 30, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday, setting up an election-year session in which lawmakers will have many options for new spending or tax cuts.

Trial begins for suspended Georgia insurance commissioner

More than two years after he was accused of defrauding his former employer of more than $2 million and indicted on federal charges, Georgia’s suspended insurance commissioner is set to stand trial.

Gov. Kemp releases first campaign ad of 2022 re-election bid

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp released the first advertisement in his 2022 re-election campaign, which took aim at his 2018 Democratic opponent, Stacey Abrams, and focused on Major League Baseball's decision to relocate the All Star Game from Truist Park in Cobb County after Kemp signed "The Election Integrity Act of 2021" into law earlier this year.

Senate GOP running ad during All-Star Game hitting Warnock over MLB move from Atlanta

The National Republican Senatorial Committee will run an ad in Georgia during the All-Star Game criticizing Sen. Raphael Warnock over the MLB's move of the event from Atlanta to Denver.

Gov. Kemp plans to launch reelection campaign for 2022 race

Gov. Brian Kemp is planning to launch his campaign for a second term as Georgia's top official this weekend after raising nearly $4 million dollars since February.

Atlanta City Council wants state to register ATVs

Atlanta City Councilmember Joyce Sheperd wants to give Atlanta police a tool to monitor ATVs and possibly cut down on illegal use on public roadways.