Sen. Johnny Isakson's exclusive sit down with FOX 5's Tom Haynes

Not long ago Johnny Isakson sent shock waves across the Georgia political landscape by announcing his resignation from the United States Senate. Isakson cited significant health challenges as the reason for leaving office before his term ends.

Georgia universities, exempt from Kemp cuts, seek more money

Georgia's public universities could see overall state funding increase next year, despite guidance from Gov. Brian Kemp to trim budgets this year and next.

Georgia courts affirms conviction of man who killed a doctor

The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who killed a doctor he lured to his home through a Craigslist ad for sex.

Democrat Jon Ossoff enters Senate 2020 race

A fourth Democrat has entered the race to challenge Senator David Perdue in 2020.

Abrams tells Democrats: Go after Georgia, irregular voters

Georgia's Stacey Abrams dove headlong Monday into Democrats' debate over how to win in 2020, urging her party to treat her diversifying state as a key battleground and replicate her effort to bring new minority and younger voters to the polls nationwide rather than chasing white voters lost long ago.

GOP runoff set for Coweta County-based state House seat

Two Republicans vying for a Coweta County-based seat in the Georgia House are advancing to a runoff.

Third Democrat jumps into Georgia's US Senate race

A third Georgia Democrat jumped into the race to challenge Republican Sen. David Perdue on Tuesday for a seat that could help dictate the fate of the Senate in 2020.

John Oxendine accused of using campaign money for house, cars, and day care

The State Ethics commission found probable cause that former Insurance Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine violated campaign finance laws.

Advocates rally in Decatur to call for safer gun laws

It's been two weeks since gunmen opened fire in El Paso, Texas and in Dayton, Ohio, killing dozens.

Stacey Abrams launches Fair Fight initiative in Georgia

Democrat Stacey Abrams launched a new multistate voter protection initiative in Georgia on Saturday.

Judge orders paper ballot contingency plan for Georgia

If Georgia election officials fail to meet the tight timeline they've set to implement an entirely new voting system, they'll have to quickly pivot to hand-marked paper ballots for the March presidential primaries.

Judge: Georgia must scrap old voting machines after 2019

ATLANTA (AP) - A federal judge overseeing a challenge to Georgia's outdated voting system said that after years of inaction in the face of warnings about vulnerabilities, state officials have finally taken a solid step in the right direction. But she foreshadowed a looming fight over the state's new system, writing that "it may be 'like 'déjà vu all over...

Stacey Abrams announces new voter protection program

Democrat Stacey Abrams, who vaulted onto the national political stage championing voting rights during an unsuccessful 2018 run for Georgia governor, announced on Tuesday that she's launching a new multistate voter protection initiative and not running for president in 2020.

Former Georgia candidate accepts deal in husband's murder

A former Georgia congressional candidate who was accused of killing her husband has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in South Carolina.

Georgia's new voting machines certified by the state

Georgia's secretary of state certified new touchscreen voting machines as election-safe in court documents Friday, bidding to put behind the acrimonious 2018 electoral season marred by reports of malfunctioning voting equipment, hourslong wait times and criticism that the state's outdated machines were vulnerable to hacking.

Democratic state lawmakers call for gun safety changes

Days after the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, some democratic Georgia lawmakers called for changes to the state's gun laws.