Critics brand newly signed bill as anti-union
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has signed controversial legislation prohibiting businesses seeking state economic development incentives from voluntarily recognizing unions if a secret-ballot election option is available. Senate Bill 362, which cleared the General...
Redistricting shuffles seats on state Board of Regents
Brian Kemp ATLANTA - The new congressional map the General Assembly drew during last fall's special redistricting session is forcing Gov. Brian Kemp to shuffle several members of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to other seats. Regent Tom Bradbury of...
Kemp signs major reforms to CON law
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a package of health-care bills Friday, including the most significant reforms in decades to Georgia’s law governing hospital construction and new medical services. Most of the measures include provisions aimed at...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Georgia’s top congressional fundraiser
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's 14th Congressional District doesn't look to be competitive as she seeks reelection to a third term representing Northwest Georgia. But the Rome Republican's national profile is making her by...
McBath, McCormick dominating race for campaign bucks
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath ATLANTA - Incumbent U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath and Rich McCormick are blowing away their opponents in campaign fundraising in their "crisscross" reelection bids heading into the May 21 primaries. McBath, a Democrat from Marietta, has raised more than...
Ex-Trump aide top campaign fundraiser in 3rd Congressional District
Brian Jack ATLANTA - A former political aide to Donald Trump carrying the former president's endorsement is the leading fundraiser in the campaign for the only open seat in Georgia's congressional delegation. But a former state senator from Newnan is touting his lead...
Georgia adds jobs in March while jobless rate stays flat
Health-services jobs hit an all-time high in Georgia last month. ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% last month even as the state added 16,200 jobs, the Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday. The number of jobs reached more than 4.9...
Kemp inks tax-cut package
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a package of tax cut bills Thursday that the General Assembly passed during the recently concluded legislative session. "All of these bills will help keep money where it belongs - in the pockets of our hardworking families," Kemp said...