Georgia House may extend deadline for property tax relief offer
ATLANTA - Georgia cities, counties and school districts are scrambling to meet a March 1 deadline for deciding whether to opt out of offering a property tax break the state’s voters approved last fall in a constitutional amendment. But legislation pending in the...
Georgia poll worker pleads guilty to making a bomb threat at election office
ATLANTA - A former Macon area poll worker pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to mailing a bomb threat to a local elections office and admitted lying about it to the FBI. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, pleaded guilty to conveying false information about a...
EV supplier cancels plan to build plant near Statesboro
ATLANTA - A Massachusetts-based electric vehicles supplier has abandoned plans to build a manufacturing facility in Bulloch County. Aspen Aerogels Inc., which makes thermal barriers that insulate the batteries on electric cars from fires, announced Thursday in an...
Georgia House taking the lead on school safety
ATLANTA - The state House of Representatives passed legislation last year offering tax credits to Georgians who buy safe firearm storage devices such as trigger locks and gun safes, but the bill died in the state Senate. Doing nothing is no longer an option following...
Georgia’s international exports keep growing
ATLANTA - Georgia businesses continued years of export growth last year, with a 6.4% gain and more than $53 billion in merchandise shipped, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. Top exports were civilian aircraft and parts at $12.6 billion, motor vehicles at $2.4 billion,...
Georgia Senate targets local governments over immigration enforcement
ATLANTA - Local government officials and employees who violate a state law requiring them to cooperate with federal immigration authorities could face new financial consequences under legislation adopted by the Georgia Senate Thursday. Senate Bill 21 passed 33-18 in a...
Georgia Senate committee seeks to make puberty blockers illegal
ATLANTA - Legislation that would make it illegal for doctors and hospitals to administer puberty blockers to children is advancing through Georgia's Republican-controlled Senate. The General Assembly previously prohibited irreversible procedures, including sex...
Commercial real estate firm head pleads guilty in $62.8M fraud scheme
ATLANTA - A New York City man has pleaded guilty to running a massive investment fraud scheme involving a planned commercial real estate project in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. Elchonon "Elie" Schwartz, 46, admitted his guilt on one count of wire fraud in federal...