Trump leading Harris in Georgia in latest poll
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump is holding a slight lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia, according to a new poll. The survey of 969 likely voters conducted Sept. 4-Sept. 8 by Quinnipiac University showed Republican Trump with 49% of the vote to...
State Senate Democrats weigh in on gun safety
ATLANTA - Georgia Senate Democrats called on their Republican colleagues Tuesday to pass gun safety legislation in the wake of last week's school shooting in Barrow County. "We really don't have to live this way," Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler, D-Stone...
State tax revenues up in August
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections rose by 2.4% last month compared to August of last year, largely driven by an increase in sales tax revenues. The state Department of Revenue brought in nearly $2.34 billion in August, an increase of $54.3 million over the same month...
Ex-public works supervisor headed to prison for credit card fraud
ATLANTA - A former supervisor in the Glynn County Department of Public Works has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. William Richards, 51, of Brunswick also was ordered to pay more than $420,000 in restitution of funds he...
Raffensperger: Georgia is prepared for smooth elections
ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Monday predicted smooth elections in the Peach State this year despite rules changes being imposed by a State Election Board he called "a mess." Raffensperger told members of the Atlanta Rotary Club reforms his...
Law enforcement agencies discount threats to schools following Barrow County shooting
ATLANTA - The FBI and Georgia Bureau of Investigation released a joint statement Friday afternoon declaring non-credible threats that have been spreading on social media since Wednesday's school shooting in Barrow County. Threats of violence naming various schools...
Carr: Kemp can’t be forced to hold hearing on State Election Board
ATLANTA - Georgians do not have the authority to demand that the governor convene an administrative hearing to take up accusations against members of state boards, Attorney General Chris Carr wrote in a legal opinion issued Friday. Gov. Brian Kemp asked for the legal...
Atlanta sued for polluting Chattahoochee River
ATLANTA - The environmental advocacy group Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed a federal lawsuit Friday charging the city of Atlanta with polluting the river. The suit follows a letter Chattahoochee Riverkeeper sent in July notifying city officials that they wouldhave 60...