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Don't worry, the $652 million plan to deepen Savannah's busy shipping channel remains very much on President Barack Obama's radar, the mayor of Atlanta told coastal business and political leaders Thursday.

WHEREAS the forest products industry in Georgia provides more than 115,000 jobs,supports more than $25 billion in annual economic activity, and supports more than 24 million acres of Georgia forestland.

Nearly three years after state Superintendent Tony Evers signed off on implementing the Common Core State Standards, the Assembly and Senate committees on education got around to holding a public hearing to get the facts on the changes in Wisconsin classrooms.

On May 22, Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by members of a multijurisdictional, bipartisan partnership of elected officials and business leaders, applauded the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts for its commitment of $10.5 million in financial assistance to move forward improvements to the I-285/Ga. 400 Interchange, a project of statewide ... (more)

American Atheists , an atheist organization based out of Cranford, NJ, say they plan to send books on atheism to Georgia state parks.

Sheriff's officials say a couple has been arrested after a 4-month-old girl in their care was found unresponsive.

Georgia tea party activists protested the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service with a rally Tuesday on the steps of the Capitol, calling for an investigation and tax reform to limit the scope of the federal agency.

More than 300,000 motorists travel through the interchange between Georgia 400 and I-285 every day, making it one of the most congested interchanges in metro Atlanta.

A group of metro Atlanta business community leaders are pledging $10.5 million to improve one of the state's busiest and most congested freeway interchanges.

Flowery Branch officials are estimating $1.4 million in expenses related to Sunday's historic rainfall, and so far it appears that most of the financial burden is falling on the beleaguered South Hall city.

Governor Nathan Deal signed House Bill 71, sponsored by Rep. Lynne Riley , which amends current law to allow the Georgia Municipal Employee Benefits System retirement fund to increase its investment allocation in real estate from 5 percent to 10 percent.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law an amended self-storage lien-law bill on May 6 that updates the state's lien-auction procedures.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has ordered that state-run lodges bring back Bibles they had just banned - the latest in a constitutional religion question that surfaced via a complaint from one atheist.

When Gov. Nathan Deal prompted the Georgia General Assembly to undertake sentencing reform for the adult criminal justice system , he acknowledged that he didn't expect to see any substantial changes for a few years.

Tea party groups and Georgia Republican leaders are gathered at the state Capitol on Tuesday to protest the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service.

Sheriff's officials in northwest Georgia say a 2-month-old baby has died after her mother accidentally pinned her to a wall.

Sheriff's officials in northwest Georgia say a 2-month-old baby has died after her mother accidentally pinned her to a wall.

Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country Tuesday to protest the agency's extra scrutiny of conservative groups.

Tea party groups are planning a protest at the Georgia Capitol over the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service during the 2010 and 2012 elections.

Here are six recently proposed and enacted pieces of legislation impacting surgery centers and healthcare clinics.