Retired state Rep. Calvin Smyre of Columbus poses next to his portrait before it was hung in the Georgia Capitol. Columbus artist Steven Tette painted the oil-on-canvas portrait. Moments later, he helped pull the cover off the portrait, which hangs next to a passage to the chamber.

Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp is reiterating his pitch for lawsuit limits, saying they will halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated.

Federal prosecutors charged more than 40 Georgians with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. President Donald Trump granted clemency to all of them.

A retired Columbus lawmaker is received a high honor from his former Colleagues on Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta. That service was honored when Smyre’s portrait was

Opponents of the proposal, however, argue it strips Georgians of their right to seek compensation for injuries suffered from the negligence of large corporations.

ATLANTA — A Georgia state senator arrested at the Capitol Thursday returned Friday. Hours later, the state House Speaker lifted the banishment that resulted in Sen. Colton Moore's arrest. Moore (R-Trenton) showed off a a bit of a bruise he said he got when a House staffer wrestled him to the ground and state troopers took him into custody Thursday.

Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) introduced a resolution on Monday condemning pardons granted to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers Jan. 6.

Andrew Clyde posted a video online from inside the Capitol calling this an incredible ... as the 47th President and 50th Vice President of the United States!" Opioid crisis:University of Georgia gets $1.2 million grant from opioid settlement.

Defendants from Georgia in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot have received full pardons from President Donald Trump.

The Democratic Party has so far been splintered in responding to President Donald Trump’s push against illegal immigration.

President Donald Trump codified the bill named after a Georgia woman who was killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant in February of 2024.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a press conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club on January 07, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, making him the only president other than Grover Cleveland to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.