State Election Board defeats bid to offer voting with hand-marked paper ballots
Photo by Beau Evans ATLANTA - The State Election Board late Tuesday unanimously rejected a proposal to let Georgians vote with hand-marked paper ballots in instances where using touch-screen voting machines cannot guarantee privacy. Both state law and the Georgia...
Georgia best state for business for 10th straight year
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - Area Development magazine has selected Georgia as the No.-1 state for business for the 10th year in a row, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. Georgia placed in the top 10 for all 14 categories included in the magazine's annual rankings and...
Georgia High School Association approves NILs for student-athletes
ATLANTA - Georgia high school athletes will be able to make money off of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) following a unanimous vote by the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) board. Monday's vote will put high school athletes on a par with their older...
Georgia correctional officer dies in line of duty
Robert Clark ATLANTA - An inmate at Smith State Prison in Glennville has been charged with killing a correctional officer who was escorting him from the dining hall. Correctional Officer Robert Clark, 42, was assaulted from behind with a homemade weapon Sunday as he...
Pro-tort reform nonprofit launching ad campaign
ATLANTA - A nonprofit headed by a former aide to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is launching a six-figure ad campaign supporting tort reform legislation. Kemp said in August that reforming the state’s civil justice system would be a priority for next year’s General...
Robin Rhodes retiring from Georgia Press Association leadership post
Robin Rhodes ATLANTA - Thirty years ago, the newspaper industry was just beginning to feel the first ripples of what would become a massive wave of change brought on by the internet. That same year - 1993 - Robin Rhodes was stepping up from a staff position at the...
Georgia communities land federal public safety grants
ATLANTA - The Justice Department is awarding more than $6.4 million in grants to local civic groups, governments, and law enforcement agencies in Georgia to support public safety and community justice activities. Fifteen grants will go to recipients in the cities of...
State Sen. Colton Moore suspended from Republican Caucus
State Sen. Colton Moore ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate Republican Caucus has suspended freshman Sen. Colton Moore after he unsuccessfully pushed for a special legislative session to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis's prosecution of former...