ATLANTA — The state Senate has signed off on Gov. Nathan Deal’s storm recovery proposals on Saturday, sending nearly $500 million in aid to storm-ravaged southwest Georgia. 

CAIRO — The NAACP is weighing possible actions in response to the relocation of a Cairo voting precinct they say may have impacted the ability for some people to vote. 

ATLANTA — Republican Brian Kemp stepped down as Georgia’s secretary of state to begin transitioning into the governor’s office while Democrat Stacey Abrams geared up for a legal fight over still-uncounted ballots. 

ATLANTA — Republican Brian Kemp will be in Macon with President Donald Trump this Sunday afternoon — which means he won’t be on a stage in Atlanta with his opponent, Democrat Stacey Abrams.

Bob Harlan of Valdosta, Georgia, worries about what will happen if America doesn’t defend its culture and doesn’t bring back meaningful, quality jobs.

CAIRO — A Cairo family is grieving following Hurricane Michael's tear across the region.

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump may come to Georgia as part of a trip to see the storm-torn areas left in Hurricane Michael’s wake.

ATLANTA — Hurricane Michael has the potential to deliver a blow to Georgia’s pecan and cotton growers, who have not yet harvested their crops. 

ATLANTA — A public utility representing dozens of electric co-ops has voted to continue construction of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle.

ATLANTA — A pair of key Plant Vogtle backers have opted to press forward with the expansion of the southeast Georgia nuclear power plant, but there’s catch: One of them wants a cap on construction costs. 

MACON, Ga. — On election days, when Georgia voters show up to the polls, they’re given stickers with the image of a peach and the words, “I’m a Georgia Voter.” It’s akin to letters awarded to scholastic athletes showing that they played their part in something bigger than themselves.

ATLANTA — A group of state lawmakers penned a letter pressing the utility partners behind Plant Vogtle to cap the costs of the project, which is billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. 

ATLANTA — The number of Georgia children in foster care has swelled in recent years, and in May, the number rose to a new high when more than 15,000 young Georgians were in the state’s custody. 

VALDOSTA — Erin Gaskins became a counselor because she wanted to be at the frontlines of helping young people. A former mental health therapist, she said she made the switch to school counseling because the job would reach more students.

ELBERTON — Georgia lawmakers will take a fresh look at how the state regulates medical facilities this fall. 

Georgians only face a few more weeks of mosquito season, but the state’s residents need to stay vigilant to keep mosquito populations in check.

July saw the return of normal summertime temperatures to Georgia, but those normal summertime temperatures are still punishingly hot.

ATLANTA — Most Georgia counties do not keep track of how much local taxpayer money goes toward their part in carrying out enhanced immigration enforcement, but the costs are likely substantial, according to a new report. 

This is part 2 of a SunLight Project report on agriculture in the region. Part 1 appeared in Sunday’s edition of the Thomasville Times-Enterprise.

ATLANTA — An expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program that took effect this month allows patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and severe pain to sign up.

ATLANTA — A deluge of drug cases has jammed up state crime labs, contributing to a bulging backlog that is delaying cases and leaving agencies waiting more than a year for some lab reports. 

ATLANTA — Not happy with fireworks exploding outside your window at odd times? Your local officials can now do something about it. 

ATLANTA — A tax credit program benefiting the state’s cash-strapped rural hospitals was maxed out for the first time since it was created two years ago.