Georgia voters in two state House districts are headed back to the polls today for special elections in Cherokee, Clarke and Oconee counties. District 23 features a six-candidate field, while District 121 pits Republican Matt Guest against Democrat Eric Martin Gissler, who campaigned over the weekend alongside former Rep. Jonathan Wallace. Polls are open until 7 p.m.

Georgia’s 2026 legislative session is weeks away, and key players are already positioning themselves. Gov. Brian Kemp enters the year with a record $16 billion in reserves, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is tightening his influence ahead of a likely gubernatorial bid, and new Democratic leaders Harold Jones II and Carolyn Hugley are preparing to push Medicaid expansion and gun safety reforms.

The suspect in the Appalachee High School shooting is back in court today for a status hearing. Colt Gray faces 55 charges in the killing of four people and injuring nine others, while his father, Colin Gray, faces 29 charges tied to the weapon used in the attack. Families of victims say they want a full trial, not a plea deal.

Rural advocates say corporate consolidation in Georgia agriculture is pushing small farmers to the brink—lowering prices, worsening health outcomes and harming entire communities. And state agencies have launched a new program to equip every public school with naloxone, using settlement funds from major pharmaceutical companies.

New Emory research shows GLP-1 prescriptions are rising fastest among patients with strong insurance coverage and far more slowly among those with limited or no coverage. And Okmulgee Mounds—home to 12,000 years of Indigenous history—could become America’s next national park under legislation now before Congress.

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