Republican governors urge Congress to pass Farm Bill
ATLANTA - A group of 17 Republican governors has sent a joint letter to Congress urging passage of an updated Farm Bill. The most recent Farm Bill, which federal lawmakers approved early in President-elect Donald Trump's first term in the White House, expired in...
Lawmakers recommend ‘multi-faceted approach’ to preserving Georgia farmland
ATLANTA - Tax breaks for farmers, higher weight limits for trucks, and reforming Georgia's Gratuities Clause prohibiting gifts to individuals or businesses top a list of proposals a legislative study committee issued during Thanksgiving week. The state Senate Study...
Cumberland Island Museum transferring collection
ATLANTA - The Cumberland Island Museum is donating its entire collection to further knowledge of the ecology of Georgia's largest barrier island. The museum, incorporated as a nonprofit in 1985, houses a collection of thousands of items including marine and...
Ballot-image audit upholds accuracy of QR codes
ATLANTA - Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has long contended that the Dominion Voting System machines the state uses are more accurate than paper ballots. Now, he has evidence to demonstrate that poiint. A first-of-its-kind ballot-image audit conducted in all...
Rivian lands federal loan to restart Georgia EV plant
ATLANTA - A nearly $6 billion federal loan will help electric-vehicle manufacturer Rivian restart construction of a $5 billion vehicle and battery plant near Covington, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., announced Tuesday. The project was expected to create 7,500 jobs when...
State-run hurricane damage relief program taking applications
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Agriculture has launched a low-interest emergency loan program to help farmers who suffered losses from Hurricane Helene. The application period for the SAFETY 24 Hurricane Helene Relief Loan Program, a partnership of the...
Labor chief Thompson dies at age 59
ATLANTA - Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson died Sunday at the age of 59, eight months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Thompson, a Republican from North Georgia, was elected to head the labor department in 2022 and took office at the beginning...
Trump expected to tap Loeffler as agriculture secretary
ATLANTA - President-elect Donald Trump is turning to Georgia again in his pick to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Eight years after choosing former Gov. Sonny Perdue as secretary of agriculture, Trump is expected to nominate former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler,...