Statewide deskGeorgia news, traffic and local updates
Topic desk
Official statewide Georgia government news requiring editorial review.
62 stories
Newest verified updates first
A Georgia Attorney General press release says Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker granted summary judgment to the State on July 8, 2026, after a challenge to the law creating the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission.
Attorney General Chris Carr said Georgia joined 41 other attorneys general in a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe.
A ceremony at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth marked the end of 19 weeks of training for the agency’s 14th Commercial Vehicle Officer School.
Georgia Raw / Statewide
Statewide
According to a Georgia Department of Public Safety press release, the approximately $4.6 million H.E.A.T. grant took effect Oct. 1, 2025, and runs through Sept. 30, 2026.
Georgia Raw / Statewide
Statewide
The Georgia Department of Public Safety said Georgia State Patrol troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers will step up holiday enforcement and urged drivers to avoid impaired and distracted driving, wear seat belts and follow traffic laws.
The ceremony at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth recognized six new officers after 19 weeks of training, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety.