A bill by Columbia County state Rep. Barry Fleming would allow juries to consider gang membership as an "aggravating circumstance" when evaluating whether to give a convicted murderer the death penalty.

ATLANTA - Internal changes in the way the General Assembly runs on a day-to-day basis sometimes have the potential to make large differences.

ATLANTA - At different points in the young primary season, Georgia had two favorite sons leading the Republican presidential race.

ATLANTA - Either sentencing reform or a wholesale revision of the juvenile code would be a major legislative accomplishment. Together, the two will yield the most significant change in years in how the state treats lawbreakers.

ATLANTA — Whether you are the giver who searches for the perfect holiday gift for everyone on your list, an avid online shopper who refuses to fight the holiday crowds or someone who just isn’t sure what to get that special child in your life, there is one gift that is sure to be a hit ...