FAA grounds flights after communications breakdown for controllers
ATLANTA — Problems with the communications system used by air traffic controllers grounded departing flights across the country starting Friday afternoon, including at Georgia's Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. "FAA Ground Stop Alert," read a red...
Georgia tax collections nearly flat in October
ATLANTA — Georgia's net tax collections in October rose marginally over the same month last year, up $6.7 million, for an increase of 0.2%, according to Gov. Brian Kemp's office. Total net collections in October were $2.71 billion. The nearly flat change comes after...
Democrats select new leadership for state House
ATLANTA — For the first time in more than two decades, Democrats in the Georgia House of Representatives nominated new leadership as a majority caucus. For the first time in the 238 years since Georgia joined the United States, a pending House majority caucus also...
Election losses force changes in Georgia Senate GOP leadership
ATLANTA — The Republican majority in the Georgia Senate chose two new leaders after Democrats ousted two incumbent leaders in the Nov. 3 election, according a Senate announcement and unofficial election results. Sen. Tim Bearden, R-Carrollton, will become majority...
Missing memory card temporarily changed apparent outcome in state House race
ATLANTA — A previously missing election machine memory card in Seminole County has reversed the apparent outcome of a legislative race where early results showed a Republican incumbent losing his seat. After election night, the state's unofficial tally showed Rep....
Bottoms to focus on healthcare and other affordability issues
ATLANTA — In her first news conference after Election Day, Georgia's governor-elect, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, said she will be focus on the cost of living, access to healthcare and funding for public education — the affordability issues she said voters had...
Women put their stamp on Georgia election
ATLANTA — Women won big in Georgia on Election Day. Eight women, all of them Black Democrats, expect to be sworn in to statewide office in January after defeating Republicans on Tuesday. The unofficial tally by the Georgia secretary of state's office shows a Black...
Georgia Democrats flip every statewide office, but appear to fall short in the Senate
ATLANTA — Georgia voters turned so sharply in a new direction Tuesday that the results surprised even some winners and set several historical firsts. Keisha Lance Bottoms is the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history, but Georgia could also see a Black...