All the headlines from our Georgia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 13 2025 // Relatives of seven people who drowned in waters off a Georgia island after a ferry dock walkway collapsed announced Wednesday they filed a lawsuit against the companies that designed and built it.Dozens of people were...
Jun 10 2025 // A Baptist college in northeast Georgia has placed its president on leave while it investigates whether he ignored claims that a former administrator was abusing students.Trustees at Truett McConnell University in Cleveland...
Jun 9 2025 // Homeowners’ insurance premiums in Georgia cost less than in other states. Neither affordability nor availability have been major concerns in a state with hundreds of licensed insurers. But things changed in 2023-2024...
Jun 5 2025 // Brennan & Co. insurance agency, based in Savannah, Georgia, is now part of Patriot Growth Services, a brokerage and insurance services firm that has grown rapidly since its founding in 2019. Brennan began business in...
May 30 2025 // Elevator inspections in Georgia have been an issue for years, exacerbated by the death of an 18-year-old athlete who was trapped and crushed between floors in a faulty elevator in 2021. Now, the Georgia insurance...
May 23 2025 // Mercedes-Benz announced Thursday that it plans establish its North American headquarters in metro Atlanta, where the automaker will expand its existing U.S. corporate hub by adding hundreds of jobs relocated from other...
May 23 2025 // On April 21, 2025, Georgia lawmakers enacted sweeping tort reform through Senate Bills 68 and 69, signaling a significant recalibration of the state’s civil litigation framework. While proponents claim these reforms...
May 15 2025 // CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Three people were killed and two others injured in a fiery wreck involving multiple vehicles and semi-trailers on the interstate that connects Atlanta to Chattanooga, Tennessee, authorities said. The...
May 14 2025 // FORSYTH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a law Thursday to exempt federal crop insurance and disaster payments following Hurricane Helene damage from Georgia state income taxes, but it could be months more...
May 14 2025 // In a victory for global agrochemical maker Bayer, Georgia has become the second state to shield pesticide manufacturers from some lawsuits claiming that they failed to warn customers of potential dangers.The legislation...
May 13 2025 // Inflammatory Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t, but Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King will run for the U.S. Senate now held by Democrat John Ossoff.King, a former police chief in Georgia, was...
Apr 25 2025 // Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King predicted property-casualty insurance rates will drop 3% to 5% in the next year after lawmakers approved significant tort reform measures. He also seemed to warn insurance companies...
Apr 24 2025 // Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s political organization took to social media to tout his success in limiting lawsuits in a way Georgians could understand. “Thank you” its ad proclaimed, with the words blocked...
Apr 14 2025 // Higginbotham, one of the largest insurance agencies headquartered in Texas, has expanded its footprint in the Southeast by adding agencies in Georgia and Tennessee.The firm announced that Tidwell & Hilburn Insurance in...
Apr 14 2025 // COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) — A Walmart employee shot and killed a co-worker inside a Georgia store and critically wounded another worker outside early Friday while the business was closed to the public, authorities said. After...
Mar 31 2025 // ATLANTA (AP) — The second part of Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won approval Thursday from the House. The full package, also called tort reform, is set to...
Mar 31 2025 // A notorious public adjuster, already in prison for scamming Louisiana and Texas residents out of insurance proceeds, last week pleaded guilty to defrauding Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. and a Georgia church out of...
Mar 24 2025 // ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s measure to limit lawsuits in Georgia received House approval Thursday, poising the state’s litigation landscape for a controversial overhaul after a lengthy...
Mar 24 2025 // ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers on Friday approved tax breaks for farmers and timber owners harmed by Hurricane Helene that could be worth nearly $300 million.House members voted unanimously to send the bill to Gov....
Mar 19 2025 // Concerns about Florida-based insurance carriers masking profits with the help of affiliated companies has spilled across the border into Georgia, with one state senator calling for an investigation.Sen. Nabilah Islam...