Democrats call for special legislative session on gun safety
ATLANTA - Georgia House Democrats urged Gov. Brian Kemp Friday to call a special session of the General Assembly to take up gun safety legislation following Wednesday's school shooting in Barrow County that left four dead and injured nine others. Democratic lawmakers...
Barrow County school shooting prompts call for stricter gun laws
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers should use Wednesday's school shooting in Barrow County as a catalyst to make it harder for children to gain access to firearms, the chairman of a state Senate study committee said Thursday. "We have an opportunity in Georgia," said Sen....
School shooting in Barrow County claims four lives
ATLANTA - Two students and two teachers at a Barrow County high school were shot and killed Wednesday morning by a 14-year-old student, state and local law enforcement authorities said. Colt Gray, a student at Apalachee High School near Winder, surrendered to two...
State PSC approves Georgia Power rate rollback
ATLANTA - State energy regulators authorized Georgia Power Wednesday to reduce customer rates by $122 million to reflect the Atlanta-based utility's savings from corporate tax cuts the General Assembly enacted this year. Gov. Brian Kemp signed two bills last spring...
Sandersville Railroad wins eminent domain case
ATLANTA - The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted Wednesday to let Sandersville Railroad Co. condemn 43 acres of privately owned land in Sparta through eminent domain. The unanimous vote upheld a recommendation from a hearing officer last spring to make way...
Investors want Chemours to stay out of Okefenokee
ATLANTA - Two years ago, chemical producer The Chemours Company stated publicly it had no plans to mine titanium near the environmentally fragile Okefenokee Swamp. Now, 20 investors representing nearly $700 billion in assets are asking Chemours to make that commitment...
Democrats appeal decision adding two minor candidates to Georgia presidential ballot
ATLANTA - The Democratic Party of Georgia is appealing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's decision last week to include independent Cornel West and socialist Claudia De la Cruz on Georgia's presidential ballot. In putting West and De la Cruz on the Nov. 5 ballot,...
Ex-Hall County solicitor general admits pocketing public funds
ATLANTA - Former Hall County Solicitor General Stephanie Woodard pleaded guilty Friday to unlawfully using funds from the county and the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia (PAC) to cover personal expenditures. Woodard was charged with one count of...