Only a small number of people were enrolled in the state program, and administrative costs exceeded spending on medical care.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill Tuesday that will transform how intellectual disability is handled in death penalty cases in ...

The new law lowers the legal threshold required for intellectually disabled defendants and means judges could decide the issue before a case ever goes to trial.

Though the Georgia Department of Corrections first announced its intentions to settle with the inmates in 2019, settlement ...

A bill signed into law Tuesday by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp would make it easier to keep people with intellectual disabilities ...

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed five bills into law Wednesday, while vetoing three. The deadline for action on remaining legislation this year fell on Wednesday. Kemp had until midnight to veto or ...

House Republicans have proposed sweeping cuts to federal Medicaid funding and other major changes to the safety net program as part of the Trump administration’s tax breaks and spending ...

A state education spokesperson said the department felt it was not in students’ best interest to put programs at risk by ...

JONESBORO, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The parents of a 27-year-old man with severe autism are calling on state officials to ...

KENNESAW, Ga. — Inside a flower shop filled with color and care, a metro Atlanta woman has found more than just a job—she’s found a place to grow. Haley Dahl, who has autism, was placed at ...