Derek Dooley, once a nonvoter, now asks Georgians to elect him to Congress.
Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders.
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Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders.
At Atlanta's historic "City Hall of Sweet Auburn," Sen. Jon Ossoff and Fulton County DA Fani Willis framed the moment as a crisis for democracy.
Georgia Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to prevent the expansion of ICE detention centers, introducing legislation and city resolutions to block new facilities in South Fulton and across the state.
Nathan Wade did not show up to testify in front of the Georgia Senate panel investigating his former boss and romantic partner, District Attorney Fani Wilis.
Under Sen. Raphael Warnock's amendment, ICE couldn't use new funding to open immigrant detention centers in Social Circle or Oakwood.
Officials in the small town of Oakwood, Georgia say they've heard little support to open a immigration detention center in the community, but some residents approve of the plan.
The Georgia Senate has passed a series of bills aimed at reducing personal income taxes for residents. The legislation now heads to the House, where its fate will be decided in the coming weeks.
Fulton County DA Fani Willis argues that a new state law targeting prosecutors, invoked by codefendants in the dismissed Georgia election interference case, is unconstitutional and being misapplied.
The first Atlanta's e-bike rebate program was highly popular in 2024, so officials have approved another round of rebates for those wanting to start pedaling.
Jackson argues Georgia's "leadership committee" law gives Jones an unconstitutional fundraising advantage in the 2026 Republican primary.
Wade's attorney says a court order tied to a separate legal matter prevented him from getting a hearing before an immigration judge, and is now pursuing congressional and legal avenues to bring him home.
A record 67 Black lawmakers are currently serving in Congress. Here in Georgia, new faces are breaking local barriers.
Georgia officials push for transparency after affidavit reveals details of FBI search of Fulton County's election office.
A former Georgia Department of Community Affairs employee is among six people newly indicted in Fulton County in an alleged scheme to steal nearly $230,000 from a COVID-19 rental assistance program meant to help struggling families.
Georgia librarians are currently immune from being charged for giving material deemed "harmful" to minors. A bill in the House could change that.
Plans for a 10,000-bed ICE detention center near an elementary school have united Social Circle residents in opposition, raising concerns about overcrowding, a lack of local infrastructure, and the detention of non-criminal immigrants.
Seven months after an alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme collapsed, investors are impatient to recover their money.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff from Georgia energized Atlanta supporters, spotlighting health care as a defining issue for Democrats in the 2026 election cycle.
Attorney General Pam Bondi says she's not worried about the involvement of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an FBI search of a Georgia election office.
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk says he won't seek reelection this year.
Khalid Kamau, former mayor of South Fulton, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass in a 2023 incident, allowing him to avoid a felony charge and resulting in probation, community service, and a fine.
Georgia businessman Rick Jackson is entering the race for governor, pitching himself as a conservative outsider shaped by hardship who says his life story proves results matter more than politics.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has told lawmakers that she attended an FBI search of the election center in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked her to be there.
Spending by undisclosed donors in Georgia's GOP governor primary has soared to $13.5 million, fueling fierce competition as the race heats up.
Fulton County plans to file a motion challenging what local leaders call an unprecedented and improper seizure of 2020 election records, following an FBI search of the county's elections office last week.
A 6-year-old nonverbal boy who disappeared Sunday in Riverdale was found dead in a nearby pond Monday morning, and police say.
A unanimous federal jury found that a preponderance of evidence supported Carroll's claim that Mr. Trump sexually abused her.
Legendary music executive Clive Davis is being laid to rest Monday at a private funeral. Davis helped the careers of generations of artists.
Experts say advances in artificial intelligence, fake listings, and online platforms are making rentals scams appear more legitimate and putting consumers at risk.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended the sheriff of Towns County just a day after he ordered an investigation into misconduct allegations.