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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.

An atheist group based in New Jersey said it plans to send the Georgia Department of Natural Resources enough popular atheist books to place one in every state park cabin in the state.

A national atheist group says it will place its literature in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles in them.

Groups supporting Georgia's expansion of Medicaid didn't fold their tents and wander off into the night when the General Assembly adjourned.

One of Georgia's negotiators in a tri-state water dispute also is president of a lobbying firm that has sought to commercially develop a technology billed as a partial solution to that feud, a situation that a top state official and others say could look like a conflict even though it is legal.

May 17, 2013 - ATLANTA -- Atlanta, Georgia, US, 17 May 2013 Danelle Harvey's east coast US tour will be wrapped up with festival performances before returning home.

An atheist, Buckner believes that no religious literature should be provided in government-owned lodging, and he presented that concern to management at the Amicalola Falls State Park.

Georgia legislators who want to sit in the president's suite above the hedges at Sanford Stadium next year will have to pay their own way, thanks to ethics legislation signed by Gov.

As the state GOP convention officially came to order Friday, a small group of tea party and other activists stood outside to announce a large-scale voter outreach effort this year in part because they feel they can't depend on national Republicans to win elections.

Some big names in the Republican Party are in Georgia this weekend for the GOP Convention that is taking place at the Classic Center in Athens.

Gov. Nathan Deal today instructed the state Department of Natural Resources to return Bibles to cabins and lodge rooms at state parks, according to the Office of the Governor.

State Rep. Tyrone Brooks could be suspended from office after a federal grand jury issued a 30-count indictment against the longtime Georgia lawmaker on Thursday.

Former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel announced Friday that she will run for Sen.

David Pennington, the mayor of Dalton, is making noises about challenging incumbent Gov.