State distributes pandemic relief grants for public safety
ATLANTA - More than $83.5 million in federal grants is going to support 118 pubic safety measures addressing staffing challenges that arose during the pandemic, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. "With the increase in violent crime seen in communities across the...
Georgia budget chief Farr headed to private sector
Kelly Farr ATLANTA - Georgia's chief budget officer is leaving state government for an executive position at a Connecticut technology company. Kelly Farr, director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (OPB), will join ReFrame Solutions as chief strategy...
Report finds automatic voter registration growing voter rolls in Georgia
Gabriel Sterling (Secretary of State video) ATLANTA - The voter registration rate in Georgia increased from 78% to 98% during the first four years of automatic voter registration, according a report released Wednesday by a nonpartisan nonprofit that promotes election...
EV parts supplier to build plant in Georgia
ATLANTA - A South Korea-based auto parts maker will build its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. Woory Industrial Co. will invest an estimated $18 million in a facility in Dublin that will create more than 130 jobs. The...
Southeast Georgia investigation leads to indictment of 16 alleged gang members
ATLANTA - Law enforcement officials have announced the largest indictment of a motorcycle gang in Georgia history with the arrests of 16 alleged members of the Southeast Georgia chapter of the Outcast Motorcycle Gang. The arrests and indictment were announced Monday...
Atlanta City Council OKs ‘Cop City’ over residents’ protests
Belkis Teran, mother of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, describes the slain activist’s love for the environment at a February press conference. (Photo credit: Rebecca Grapevine) ATLANTA - The Atlanta City Council has approved building a controversial public safety training...
Wellstar officials grilled over hospital closures
ATLANTA - Wellstar Health System officials came under fire Monday for committing to invest nearly $800 million late last year in a planned partnership with Augusta University Health System (AUHS) after closing two Atlanta-area hospitals. Wellstar and AUHS signed off...
Federal grants aimed at fixing blocked railroad crossings
ATLANTA - Three Georgia counties will benefit from $3.2 million in federal grant funding to ease traffic flow by eliminating at-grade railroad crossings and studying construction alternatives. The grants, announced Monday, will help fund projects in Chatham, DeKalb...