Divers recently captured footage of two whales from a long-hunted species now protected by an international treaty, and, in the United States, the Endangered Species Act.

Georgia has become the latest state to prohibit the participation of trans-identified males in women’s sports, as President ...

Many voters were still exhausted from last November’s presidential election when the state’s political class made a sharp ...

Much like the American government, the University of Georgia Student Government Association is made up of an executive, ...

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms filed papers Monday to raise money for a 2026 run for Georgia governor.

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seizing on sharp cuts to the public health agencies as he races for reelection in Georgia, transforming the Trump administration’s government-shrinking efforts into ...

Ohio State University will keep the Hale Black Cultural Center open despite shuttering two diversity-related offices. The closures come ahead of Ohio Senate Bill 1, which bans diversity ...

Georgia State Senator Jason Esteves becomes the first Democrat to enter the Georgia Governor's race. He plans to tackle high costs of living and improve education.

Georgia Democrat Jason Esteves announced on Monday that he's running for governor in 2026, entering a field that remains ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Georgia's minimum wage is $7.25, the same as the federal rate, and the state is a right-to-work state. The state also was tied for first with other states that have no estate or inheritance tax.

The students asked the council to draft a resolution opposing state funding cuts tied to Senate Bill 2510 and House Bill 5101, which was substituted by Senate Bill 7030. Duval County Schools ...