Most states now allow candidates to pay for child care expenses with campaign funds. Women with young children say it's monumental and usage is growing, but the number of candidates taking advantage of the policies remains relatively low. For The Associated Press apnews.com/article/state-…

Progressive prosecutors in Georgia faced backlash from the start. They say it’s all politics. (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/georgi…

Advocates in Georgia face barriers getting people who were formerly incarcerated to vote (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/convic…

Voter Registration Challenges in Georgia Our The Associated Press colleagues Jeff Amy & Charlotte Kramon found more than 63,000 Georgians in 45 counties have been challenged since July 1st. Fewer than 800 or 1% were removed or were placed on challenged status. #gapol wabe.org/republicans-ch…

Activists in rural Georgia seek more robust effort to get Black voters to the polls (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/rural-…

The jury is now deliberating in the YSL trial. Closings started yesterday morning and ended last night. (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/young-…

The last 2 defendants in the #ysltrial - Deamonte Kendrick, aka Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell - were found not guilty of murder and gang-related charges. (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/young-…

Why Georgia’s latest push to curb lawsuits has business groups and trial lawyers at odds (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/georgi…

Georgia cuts loose more people from probation after a fitful start (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/georgi…

Georgia Gov. Kemp wants to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising? (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/tort-r…

Georgia Republicans advance bill to make Atlanta let the Fulton County sheriff use its jail (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/fulton…

States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/immigr…

Georgia lawmakers consider easing one of the nation’s toughest death penalty laws (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/death-…

Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/wrongf…

How a new Georgia bill could change the fate of domestic abuse survivors in prison (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/domest…

Women sue over Georgia law that added cash bail requirements for misdemeanors (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/georgi…

Trump order targets barcodes on ballots. They’ve long been a source of misinformation (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/trump-…

The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here's what tariffs mean for braids and wigs (for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/trump-…

National Guard troops in LA is latest in long history of deployments during civil rights protests (w/ Safiyah Matt Brown for The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/los-an…

1.4M of the nation’s poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump’s proposed HUD time limit (for The Associated Press with Sally Ho) apnews.com/article/hud-se…