Georgia Power service shutoffs to resume mid-July
Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light are poised to resume shutting off service in July for customers who do not pay their bills following months of abstaining from disconnections during the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgia cities rocked by protests against police brutality
Intense protesting against police brutality and racial injustice rocked several Georgia cities over the weekend as local officials imposed nightly curfews and Gov. Brian Kemp ordered National Guard members to help quell bouts of property destruction.
Pay cuts for judges, state attorneys floated amid COVID-19
Georgia lawmakers again Monday raised the idea of imposing salary reductions instead of furloughs for some state employees and elected officials like judges and attorneys amid the need for spending cuts spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgia schools given guidelines for reopening amid COVID-19
Georgia school officials released guidelines Monday on how to reopen the state’s public schools for the 2020-2021 school year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Lt. Gov. Duncan backs hate-crimes legislation
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan signaled Friday he plans to work with state lawmakers on passing hate-crimes legislation following the high-profile arrests of three white men in the fatal shooting of a black man near Brunswick.
New voting machines face big test in coronavirus-struck Georgia primary
Georgia’s new voting machines will face their first major test in a June 9 primary election that has created far different logistical challenges for state officials than were anticipated before the coronavirus pandemic struck.
Atlanta Mayor Bottoms seeking more federal coronavirus relief
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms asked Congress Friday for more aid to help local governments cope with the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Bottoms told members of the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the...
Ossoff pads money lead in Democratic U.S. Senate primary race
Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - Investigative journalist Jon Ossoff has grown his fund-raising lead in the final stretch leading up to the June 9 Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Ossoff’s campaign raised $739,362 between April 1 and May 20, according to the final campaign-finance...