Georgia became the first state to move forward this year, with a panel voting 6-3 Tuesday to advance a bill to the full Senate despite pleas from public employees who would lose insurance benefits.

The bill may have trouble passing the Georgia House, though. State House Speaker Jon Burns, a Newington Republican, repeated again Tuesday that the only transgender-related legislation he backs ...

ATLANTA — A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track, rebuffing a challenge that a libertarian group hoped could make it harder ...

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track, rebuffing a challenge that a libertarian group hoped could make it harder to ...

FILE - Sparta residents attend a Georgia Public Service Commission hearing on whether a railroad company can use eminent domain to condemn property in their community, in Atlanta, Aug. 6 ...

Judge Rules Georgia Railroad Can Seize Land as Landowners Vow to Fight ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track ...