Lawsuits aimed at State Election Board piling up
ATLANTA - Several Georgia Democrats filed a lawsuit Wednesday to force Gov. Brian Kemp to order a hearing on allegations that three Republican members of the State Election Board (SEB) violated the law. State Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes of Duluth, Randal Mangham - a...
Alternative siting of solar panels could take pressure off Georgia farmland
ATLANTA - Creative thinking could help offset the growing impact of solar farms in rural Georgia, a state environmental regulator told a state Senate study committee Wednesday at a hearing in Moultrie. Jim Cooley, director of district operations for the Georgia...
Georgia students beat nation again in SAT scores
ATLANTA - For the seventh year in a row, Georgia public-school students outperformed their counterparts in the nation’s public schools on the SAT, the state Department of Education reported Wednesday. Georgia public-school students recorded a mean score of 1030, 35...
Kemp declares state of emergency as Helene approaches
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Georgia Tuesday with Tropical Storm Helene expected to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane Thursday night. The fast-moving storm is expected to travel northeast into Georgia late...
Property owners appeal Sandersville Railroad condemnation order
ATLANTA - A group of property owners who stand to lose their land to Sandersville Railroad Co. in an eminent domain proceeding filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to overturn a decision allowing the taking. The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted unanimously...
Trump promises to restore U.S leadership in manufacturing
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to make the United States a "manufacturing powerhouse" if voters return him to the White House. At a rally in Savannah devoted primarily to the economy, the Republican nominee for president said he would restore...
State Board of Election to investigate counties accused of refusing voter challenges
ATLANTA - The State Election Board is launching an investigation into allegations that local election boards in eight counties are routinely thwarting citizen activists' challenges of thousands of voter registrations. The five-member board voted 3-0 Monday to direct...
Coastal communities land state housing grants
ATLANTA - Coastal Georgia is the beneficiary of a fifth round of grants through Gov. Brian Kemp’s Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. Brunswick and Chatham County will receive more than $4.8 million for infrastructure supporting 129 housing units, Kemp announced late...