Georgia Republicans, Democrats disagree over bombing Iran
ATLANTA - Georgia politicians are reacting to President Donald Trump's weekend decision to bomb Iranian nuclear sites mostly along party lines. Republicans have rushed to support the president's action, while Democrats criticized Trump for ordering the bombing without...
Seven charged with running online fentanyl, meth market
ATLANTA - Seven Georgians have been indicted in federal court for allegedly conspiring to ship thousands of parcels containing fentanyl and methamphetamine across the country using a dark web vendor account. While the indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in...
After years of trying, environmentalists neutralize a mining threat near Okefenokee
ATLANTA -- The Alabama company that planned to mine titanium dioxide next to the Okefenokee Swamp has agreed to sell its property to an environmental fund, ending -- for now -- a threat to more than 350,000 acres of designated national wilderness that is home to...
State to pay for thousands to get a private K-12 education this year
ATLANTA -- This fall, thousands of Georgia students will attend a private school or study at home, and state government will help them pay for it. Republican lawmakers led a push last year to give families $6,500 a year per student toward private education. Georgia...
Georgia unemployment rate declines slightly
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 3.5%, seven-tenths below the national jobless rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. "After holding steady at 3.6% for nearly a year - and recent job growth - we're proving once again that...
Rural site development grants going to four Georgia recipients
ATLANTA - Four Georgia communities will receive $7.5 million in grants through a state program designed to foster economic development in rural counties. The OneGeorgia Authority's Rural Site Development Initiative helps communities identify, assess, and develop new...
State awards three grants in latest round of workforce housing program
ATLANTA - Three Georgia communities will receive $6.5 million in grants, the latest round of funding through the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative Gov. Brian Kemp launched more than two years ago. The money will go toward infrastructure improvements needed to service...
Georgia Senate Republicans vote on new leadership amid big shuffle
ATLANTA -- A major shakeup is underway in the leadership of the Georgia Senate, after the Republican caucus elected a new majority leader and tentatively named a new president pro tempore. The two positions rank just below the lieutenant governor, who is elected by...