Kevin West

A proposal by some House Democrats to revive a statewide sales tax on groceries looks dead after the top Democrat today said it's a bad idea.

An Augusta lawmaker intervened with prosecutors last month for a man who pleaded guilty to sexual battery of a child despite Governor Perdue's call for new ethics laws to prevent legislators from getting involved in criminal cases.

The Legislature has taken a first step toward dismantling former Governor Roy Barnes' education reform package.

Boaters hate the Asian hydrilla weed that clogs propellers on Lake Seminole, but bass anglers say the dense mat of weeds concentrates the fish and makes them easier to catch.

A plan to raise the minimum age for dropping out of high school to 17 got a chilly reception from lawmakers Tuesday.

Delta Air Lines has begun a weeklong test to see whether coach passengers will pay extra for in-flight food.

A bill supported by anti-abortion advocates now heads for the Senate floor after being approved in committee.

Officials in Augusta have split along racial lines and failed for a second time to pass a new protest law designed to protect the city from lawsuits by demonstrators picketing the Masters golf tournament.

Delta Air Lines will begin testing whether coach passengers will pay extra for in-flight food.

Residents of Pine Mountain in west Georgia are trying to derail plans for a community that would house abused, neglected and orphaned children from around the world.