Democrats for governor pitch tax cuts, with more spending in some areas
ATLANTA — Tax cuts coexisted with higher spending on education and health care when Democrats running for governor laid out their positions this week. At a debate hosted by the Atlanta Press Club and aired by Georgia Public Broadcasting on Monday, as early voters...
Republicans for Georgia governor finally face each other in debate as voters head to polls
ATLANTA — The only major debate between Republican candidates for Georgia governor brimmed with personal attacks and appeals to President Donald Trump's followers and offered less to guide voters on policy directions. The debate hosted by the Atlanta Press Club and...
Pending cuts to Georgia Medicaid payments could affect children who need therapy
ATLANTA — Therapists who help children with disabilities learn how to hold a crayon, walk and talk say their services to low-income families could be sharply reduced by proposed Medicaid rate cuts. The government is not directly reducing payments. But two of the three...
Head of Georgia investment fund accused of wire fraud
ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors charged the founder of a Georgia investment vehicle with wire fraud Thursday in connection with an alleged Ponzi scheme. Edwin Brant Frost IV, owner and president of the defunct First Liberty Building and Loan, allegedly scammed those in...
Georgia election board considers mandating hand-marked paper ballots
ATLANTA — After Georgia lawmakers failed to act on their self-imposed deadline to overhaul the state's election machinery, a panel of appointees to the board that regulates elections narrowly voted Wednesday to consider a rule that would require hand-marked paper...
Preservationists pressure chemical company for pledge against mining near Okefenokee
ATLANTA — People who want to protect the Okefenokee delivered a petition with 26,000 signatures Wednesday to a company they fear might mine near the swamp, asking for a permanent pledge not to. Last year, conservationists assembled about $60 million to buy a...