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Port of Savannah sets another monthly record

ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah set a monthly record in March for containerized cargo traffic for the second month in a row, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Thursday. Savannah handled 534,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units last month, up from February's...

Religious freedom bill headed to Gov. Kemp

ATLANTA - The General Assembly has given final passage to controversial religious freedom legislation limiting government intrusion into Georgians' rights to exercise their religious beliefs. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) passed the...

Senate Republicans approve big changes to Georgia election law

ATLANTA - Georgia's Senate Republicans passed multiple changes to state election law Wednesday after rushing amendments into a bill from the House of Representatives. The overhauled House Bill 397 would remove the State Election Board from oversight by the elected...

Safety solutions company to build plant in Cobb County

ATLANTA - A leading safety technology solutions company will invest about $10 million in a new manufacturing plant in Smyrna, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. Georgia-based Flock Safety's new facility will create 210 jobs during the next three years. “In Georgia,...