Douglas County will charge $100 when Fire‑EMS treats someone on scene but the patient declines ambulance transport, a move officials say offsets supply and medication costs.

The Georgia Court of Appeals split in two Cobb County education fights — sending a student‑expulsion case back to superior court while upholding a teacher’s firing over a classroom book reading. The decisions renew legal tests over off‑campus discipline and curriculum rules.

The Georgia Court of Appeals reversed a contempt ruling and wiped a $10,000-a-day fine after Fulton commissioners refused to seat two GOP nominees. The decision returns appointment power to local officials.

A new report warns defunding Planned Parenthood would reduce contraception and preventive care in Atlanta and statewide, advocates say.

An OCA review found DFCS violated six state policies in the handling of a 15-year-old with severe autism, a case that has triggered oversight and a House study committee.

A House-passed bill to ban phones, tablets and smartwatches in Georgia high schools cleared another hurdle this week as the Senate weighs HB 1009. Educators praise calmer classrooms; some parents worry about emergency contact.

The Georgia House unanimously approved SB 293 on Wednesday, a bill that would raise odometer tampering and certain title falsifications to felonies after an Atlanta News First probe uncovered big mileage gaps in online listings.

DeKalb County set aside $500,000 from SPLOST to study a joint police‑fire training center, a move that’s already drawing comparisons to Atlanta’s contested campus. County officials say the funding is for site evaluation and design; critics promise pushback.

Cobb County says the Smyrna Community Center can't be used for the May primaries after the new StillFire brewery opened within a 250‑foot exclusion zone.

Georgia’s solicitor general asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a pandemic-era deal that has paused executions for nine condemned inmates, restarting a high-stakes legal fight.

The Georgia House voted 163–4 to pause the state's motor-fuel excise tax for 60 days as pump prices climb; the measure now heads to the Senate for consideration.

The Georgia Senate approved SB 482, adding in‑person, naming and notarization steps to get mugshots and police video — supporters say it curbs scams; critics warn it blocks oversight.

A House committee advanced a bill delaying Georgia’s move to hand-marked ballots until 2028, leaving touchscreen machines and QR-code tabulation in place for the 2026 midterms.