Ossoff calls on feds to make COVID-19 drug affordable
Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff called on the federal government Thursday to make remdesivir, the only drug authorized for emergency use in treating COVID-19, available to patients at no out-of-pocket cost. In a three-page policy paper...
Atlanta imposes mask mandate, possibly defies governor
A mandatory masking order is in effect in the city of Atlanta, requiring everyone inside Georgia’s capital city to wear masks in public and in businesses open to the public amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia sets weekly record for unemployment payouts
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - While initial unemployment claims in Georgia continued to decline last week, the state paid out an all-time record of more than $857 million in state and federal jobless benefits. That’s almost three times the...
University system advisory group on renaming buildings, colleges begins work
Albany State University President Marion Ross Fedrick ATLANTA - Deciding whether to rename buildings or academic colleges on the 26 University System of Georgia campuses will be a complicated process fraught with emotion, system Chancellor Steve Wrigley warned...
Ossoff launches first TV ad of general election race
Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff released his first TV ad of the general election campaign Thursday, highlighting his background as an investigative journalist. Ossoff, who won last month’s Democratic primary in a crowded field, heads a...
Atlanta mayor to order mask mandate, joining other Georgia cities
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signaled Wednesday she will place Georgia’s capital city under a mandatory mask order amid the COVID-19 pandemic, joining Athens and Savannah on a list of Georgia cities where masking is now required.
Perdue kicks off general election ad campaign
U.S. Sen. David Perdue ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., goes after the “radical left” and the defunding the police movement with two 30-second TV ads released Wednesday. In the first ads of the general election campaign between Perdue and Democratic challenger...
Georgia PSC approves Georgia Power recovery of COVID-19 costs
Georgia Power Co. won approval Tuesday to recover $7.7 million in costs related to COVID-19. ATLANTA - Georgia’s energy regulating board voted narrowly Tuesday to let Georgia Power Co. recover from customers $7.7 million in costs associated with its response to the...