Foundation puts up $1M for Georgia workforce development
ATLANTA - Georgia's workforce development efforts are being bolstered by a two-year, $1 million grant from The BlackRock Foundation. The grant to the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) was announced during Monday's annual leadership summit the system of...
Kemp signs workforce development legislation
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed three workforce development bills Monday during a leadership summit sponsored by the Technical College System of Georgia. "As the No.-1 state for business, Georgia has seen record-breaking jobs and investment come to communities in...
Kemp signs bills on transgender athletes, school safety and other education issues
ATLANTA - Transgender students born male can no longer participate on female teams in Georgia's schools and colleges now that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a ban passed by the General Assembly. On Monday, Kemp inked his signature on seven bills, including the Riley...
Bottoms forms gubernatorial campaign committee
ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is forming an exploratory committee ahead of a potential run for governor next year. "I am honored by the encouragement I have received as I considered running for governor," Bottoms wrote in a prepared statement...
Shareholders want Chemours to stay out of Okefenokee
ATLANTA - Shareholders of The Chemours Company are urging the chemical producer to assess the impacts on ecologically sensitive areas before plunging into a mining project, a move aimed largely at plans to mine titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp. Green Century, an...
Federal judge weighing whether to extend order protecting international students whose visitor status was revoked
ATLANTA - A federal judge in Atlanta said she will decide by month's end whether the government must extend the visitor status of 133 current and former college students who were suddenly revoked for no apparent reason. Judge Victoria Marie Calvert heard oral...
McCormick touts extending Trump tax cuts at business roundtable
ROSWELL - Extending the tax cuts Congress passed early in Republican President Donald Trump's first term will be the first order of business when federal lawmakers return to Washington next week from the Easter recess, U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick said Thursday. The tax...
New report finds huge increase in cybercrime
ATLANTA - Cybercrime is on the rise in Georgia and around the country. Georgia ranked 11th in internet-related complaints last year, up from 13th in 2023, according to the FBI's newly released Internet Crime Report 2024. The potential losses of $420 million...