(Miguel Martinez /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, file) ATLANTA (AP) — The second part of Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won approval ...

A House panel heard hours of testimony Wednesday on a bill that would expand Georgia’s law to completely ban and criminalize abortion, while even some anti-abortion groups oppose the measure. No vote ...

Jewelry and cash were taken from the house. After questioning neighbors, investigators were able to identify several suspect vehicles. The day after the burglary, one of the suspect vehicles was ...

The four-term Atlanta Democrat said this month she was exploring a bid for Georgia’s top office but hasn’t yet declared her candidacy. Halpern told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution she would ...

Multiple fires are occurring along Cartersville Highway and Chulio and Mathis roads, with the Rome Fire Department actively responding. High fire danger is present in northwest Georgia due to ...

Georgia lawmakers are advancing a bill ... has passed its second reading and is currently pending in the House Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee. A hearing is scheduled for Friday, March 26 ...

A former Claremont police officer was recently arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman at the Montclair Transit Center last year after she had been arrested and released from the ...

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp’s lawsuit reform package passed the Georgia House by a single vote Thursday afternoon only after three Democrats broke ranks and voted for it. One of those was Johns ...

TYPICALLY HANDS DOWN A RULING WITHIN MONTHS OF A HEARING. A BILL THAT WOULD LIMIT LAWSUITS IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA... JUST GOT ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW. THE HOUSE VOTED 91 TO 82 TODAY TO PASS ...

Brian Kemp got a big win at the capitol Thursday when the House of Representatives passed ... we’re not coming to Georgia because your tort costs are too high," Williams said.

ATLANTA — The Georgia House on Thursday passed an amended version of tort reform, Gov. Brian Kemp's top legislative priority this term. The House then sent it to the Senate for its final hurdle.