Hundreds of people attended U.S. Rep. David Scott’s funeral service at Elizabeth Baptist Church in southwest Atlanta on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Friends, family and colleagues remembered U.S. Rep. David Scott as a man of faith who made a career of serving others.

The State Election Board votes down a proposal that would invoke Georgia's backup voting system: paper ballots filled out by hand.

U.S. Rep. David Scott, the first Black man to chair the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, died after more than 51 years in elected office.

Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin want to sue the Judicial Qualifications Commission under seal. The pair have launched Democratic-backed bids for the state's highest court.

Anna Kenney sued Atlanta's Emory University after it fired the cancer researcher and professor for her critical social posts about Charlie Kirk following his assassination.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will not call a special session to redraw political maps before the 2026 elections, bucking GOP pressure after a Supreme Court ruling.

Institutional investors own more homes in Atlanta than any other metro area, a new report says. Wall Street owners made Atlanta a top market after housing crisis.

Louisiana's GOP governor suspended U.S. House primaries following a Supreme Court decision. But Georgia's governor said he won't do that because early voting has begun.

Clay Fuller, a Republican from Lookout Mountain, has already passed his first bill as the newest member of Georgia's congressional delegation.