Metro Atlanta has highest rate of corporate home ownership, says Georgia State researcher
Corporate landlords are buying up more of the state’s single-family homes even as people struggle to purchase or rent a home.
Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon...
No tax on tips, child tax credit and business tax cuts survive in big...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — House Republicans advanced the tax portion of the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation package early Wednesday, a step forward in permanently...
Cleveland officials hold three day retreat
Cleveland city officials and staff are on the second day of a three-day retreat at Lake Lanier Islands in Buford to discuss the city’s...
Georgia teacher accused of holding scissors to student’s throat
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a middle school teacher accused of holding a pair of scissors to a student's throat.
The GBI charged...
Georgia State Election Board creates committee to consider new rules
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's State Election Board voted Wednesday to create a committee to weigh proposed election rules before the board takes them under...
Some likely suspects who knifed MTG’s U.S. Senate run
Through most of last week, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sounded pretty much committed to a run for the U.S. Senate seat now held...
Stephens County residents speak out against nuisance ordinance
Nearly a dozen residents attended the Stephens County Commission’s regular meeting on Tuesday, May 13, to demonstrate opposition to what they describe as the...
Oconee County taps former superintendent Debra Harden for interim role
A former Oconee County Schools chief will serve as interim superintendent following the forthcoming departure of Jason Branch, who has held the position since...
South Hart Elementary closed on May 15 for broken water line
South Hart Elementary School will be closed for all students and staff on Thursday, May 15, due to an unexpected break in a 4-inch...
Noem, Democrats tangle over protest at New Jersey immigrant detention center
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Wednesday harshly criticized three Democrats who were accosted by federal immigration officials while...
Sweeping private school voucher program tucked inside U.S. House GOP tax bill
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A national school voucher program got a step closer to becoming law Wednesday, as school choice continues to take heat...
U.S. House panel passes GOP plan that cuts Medicaid by $625B, adds work requirement
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. House panel in charge of overhauling Medicaid by cutting hundreds of billions in federal spending wrapped up debate...