The government is recommending Bennett pay back the full amount she took, plus $100 in administrative fees.

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution records request found Henderson and Henry County Schools dispute her last day of employment.

The total dollar amount represents an increase of $5 million since the violations were initially announced.

Republican elected officials in Georgia have said the ICE officer acted in self-defense while Democratic legislators say the woman — 37-year-old Renee Good — was murdered.

The Georgia General Assembly gaveled in the first day of its 40-day legislative session Monday. See some of the highlights.

The state’s lawmakers return to Atlanta Monday to kick off the second year of the two-year legislative session.

Republicans in the Georgia House are calling for the elimination of property taxes on homesteads, while the Georgia Senate wants to eliminate income taxes.

The Georgia General Assembly operates on a two-year biennium, meaning any legislation filed during the first year is still in play for the 2026 session.

Republican Bill Fincher defeated Democrat Scott Sanders in a special election runoff to represent a vacant Georgia House district in Cherokee County.

State Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, resigned from office, effective Jan. 1. She was indicted on fraud charges Monday.