Connected Georgia and America Connects launched a state website and a high‑reach YouTube ad as communities and regulators clash over the data center boom.

A federal appeals panel heard argument over whether Jefferson County’s 2021 commission map illegally packed Black voters — a decision that could shift local control. The court’s written ruling, expected in weeks, will determine whether the county must redraw lines before 2026.

Gwinnett County held hearings on a plan to keep the general‑fund rate at 6.95 mills; state law treats the figure as a tax increase because it sits above the rollback rate.

Unemployment rose across all 12 Georgia regional commissions in June even as the state set records for employment and labor force. The jump was most visible in metro Atlanta.

An appeals court vacated part of a Henry County Schools ruling after finding AI‑generated fake citations in a proposed order, warning judges and lawyers to verify authorities.

Four activists convicted in 2024 asked the 11th Circuit to overturn FARA-based convictions, arguing the prosecutions criminalize protected political speech. Judges pressed both sides on where registration ends and free speech begins.

A state commission filed formal charges against DeKalb Superior Court Judge Yolanda Parker‑Smith, accusing her of ordering an attorney detained, threatening prosecutors and refusing to return indictments.

Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed U.S. Magistrate Brian K. Epps to the Georgia Court of Appeals, filling the vacancy left by Judge Brian M. Rickman.

City officials confirmed on July 18 that Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams is under investigation; the city gave few details and no charges have been announced.

Sole Commissioner Noah Bishop extended a yearlong moratorium on new data centers in unincorporated Murray County while staff drafts land‑use rules. The pause runs through July 7, 2027.

Financial disclosures show the SBA chief held $1M–$5M stakes in xAI and SpaceX that ballooned after SpaceX’s record IPO, producing multi‑million dollar gains. Watchdog scrutiny now follows.

Georgia raised the Path2College 529 account cap to $550,000 and waived the state administrative fee, expanding how much families can hold for a single beneficiary while trimming plan costs.

President Trump will stop at Wheeler High School in Marietta next Wednesday to highlight Trump Accounts, the new federal program seeding children’s accounts with $1,000.