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Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 9:41 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Abortion bans that were put on the books in some states in the event Roe v. Wade was overturned have started automatically going into effect.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 9:31 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The races have been decided and who will be on the November ballot has been set.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 2:56 PM EDT
|By David Ade
Winner of Tuesday’s Republican runoff in Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District will face Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.)
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 7:02 PM EDT
|By Ashlee Williams
Early voting kicked off Monday in Georgia for several runoff races following the May 24th primary.
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Updated: Jun. 10, 2022 at 2:23 PM EDT
|By Roxanne Reid
The ninth Summit of the Americas is underway and President Biden is calling for increased unity in tackling illegal migration and other issues facing the region.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2022 at 11:05 PM EDT
|By Brendan Cullerton
Thursday night, Americans got a chance to learn about the last 10 months of the House select committee investigation into the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 7:18 PM EDT
|By Adam Murphy
A trip to the polls in Georgia is now at the center of a political debate. Some Republican politicians believe too many democrats voted in the state’s GOP primary in order to vote against candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 1:36 PM EDT
|By Jamie Bittner
Lawmakers are considering a new bill to extend the free lunch program that was passed during the pandemic. But, they haven’t acted on it yet.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Jamie Bittner
Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are talking to Republicans as they seek to pass 'red flag' laws and mental health reform.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 12:23 AM EDT
|By Brandon Spencer
Political analysis take a look at what November might hold following the Georgia Primaries.
7-Day Forecast
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 1:36 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Dougherty County Commission Chairman Chris Cohilas will address the county Wednesday afternoon following Tuesday’s primary election.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
A few precincts experienced issues with the voting machines earlier today.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 7:00 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Tuesday is Election Day for the Georgia primaries.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 2:17 PM EDT
|By David Ade
Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) aims to hold seat after less than two years in office.
Updated: May. 22, 2022 at 11:17 PM EDT
|By Anthony Bordanaro
Promise Land Funeral Home is offering rides to help anyone in the Albany-Leesburg area.
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By Lenah Allen
The Georgia Primary is just six days away and the State Representative race in District 153 is brewing up controversy as one of the candidates is making criminal allegations and has filed a police report.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
Updates and all that you need to know in the midst of election season.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 3:36 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Your HB 1302 refund will not be issued until your 2021 tax return has been processed.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 12:34 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Currently, over 250,000 people have early voted in Georgia, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Raffensperger said this is a 239% increase from the same point in the early voting period in the 2018 primary election and a 160% increase in the same point in the early voting period in the 2020 primary election.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 8:22 PM EDT
|By Alicia Lewis
The race for a Lowndes County school board seat is heating up after allegations of a campaign sign theft.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Jim Wallace
On Wednesday, WALB’s Jim Wallace was joined by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Jim Wallace
WALB’s Jim Wallace talked to former Lt. Governor of Georgia Mark Taylor, someone who has worked in and studied the Peach State politics for years, regarding this decision.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 11:38 AM EDT
|By Joyce Lupiani
Georgia is one of 26 states expected to ban abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned, according to the pro-abortion rights think tank Guttmacher Institute.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 10:43 AM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
Early voting for the Georgia primary election starts Monday with Primary Day being on May 24.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2022 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
The next election day in Lowndes County is May 24.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Heidi Paxson
Two of the top Republican candidates for Georgia governor teed off in a spirited debate turned verbal brawl on Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Monday to further public safety efforts in the state.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2022 at 12:50 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
The two Republicans running for governor in Georgia argued over who was responsible for 2020 and 2021 Republican election losses.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
State Rep. Winfred Dukes (D-Albany) won in court in a challenge to his eligibility in running for the Office of Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 8:44 PM EDT
|By Alicia Lewis
Gov. Brian Kemp Visits Nashville and Pearson GA
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
He said the number of Republicans on the ballot in the governor’s race this general primary doesn’t bother him.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 7:27 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
On Wednesday, Gov. Brian Kemp, along with First Lady Marty Kemp, legislators, and other guests, signed several bills for Georgia's agriculture.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2022 at 10:29 AM EDT
|By Staff
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is holding a news conference on noncitizens who tried to vote in the state.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By Molly Godley
Georgia legislators are getting closer to closing out their last night in session.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 7:01 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Georgia senators are scrapping plans to seek further big changes in state election law, beset by strong opposition from local election officials who say their offices would be wrapped in needless red tape.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 7:16 PM EDT
|By Hayley Mason
The gambling debate is making a big comeback in Georgia.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 7:29 PM EDT
|By Jay Douglas
She said trying to fully understand politics is like trying to navigate a minefield.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 6:47 PM EDT
|By Anthony Bordanaro
He said faith, family and community are at the heart of his campaign.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 5:45 PM EDT
|By CBS46 News Staff
A coalition of legal scholars and activists are challenging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ability to run for re-election.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2022 at 10:54 AM EDT
|By Staff and wire reports
Fresh off a visit to Augusta, Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams sues over a law she says gives Brian Kemp a fundraising advantage.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2022 at 10:23 AM EDT
|By Molly Godley
Students and people in the audience brought up topics like health care, education, and creating more jobs in rural Georgia.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2022 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Anthony Bordanaro
Chris West is a republican running for Georgia's 2nd Congressional District.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 10:56 AM EST
|By Staff and wire reports
David Ralston and other House Republican leaders on unveiled a plan to create a flat state income tax with a 5.25% tax rate.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 10:32 AM EST
|By The Associated Press
A planned $5 billion electric vehicle plant that has been billed as the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history is drawing unlikely opposition.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 10:45 PM EST
|By Molly Godley
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stopped by the Flint Riverquarium in Albany Friday. He spoke with students about integrity in the workplace and what happened during the 2020 election.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 at 5:24 PM EST
|By Nicole Neuman
Hagedorn died Thursday after a battle with kidney cancer.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 7:46 PM EST
|By Hayley Mason
Driver's who find themselves in trouble with their license could be getting relief if a state senator gets his way.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2022 at 3:32 PM EST
|By Jim Wallace
If passed, it would allow Georgia gun owners to carry concealed firearms without having a state “carry permit.”
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 4:41 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and the First Lady made a campaign stop in Baxley.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 1:54 PM EST
|By Nicole Neuman
Senate Democrats say it’s important to pass federal legislation to ensure each person’s right to vote. Republican senators say bills have been passed to extend voting rights and the power of changing voting laws should remain at the state level.