Georgia voters 50 and older are highly motivated, deeply focused on affordability and ready to make Social Security a ballot-box issue.

Scam victims can lose their savings, then face IRS bills on money stolen from retirement accounts. A bipartisan House bill aims to change that.

Forsyth County is eyeing a 0.064-mill cut to its operating rate, with a public hearing next week and a projected $16.64 break on a $650,000 home.

Rep. Thomas Massie says he will sponsor a bill to withhold federal grants from cities and police that deploy Flock Safety cameras, raising new legal and local policy questions. The move follows audits, misuse cases and vandalism tied to the camera networks.

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.