Plant Vogtle Unit 3 shut down by ‘valve issue’
ATLANTA - One of the two newest nuclear reactors at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle has been shut down due to a "valve issue," the Atlanta-based utility announced Tuesday. Operators at the plant's Unit 3 safely shut down the reactor on July 8 due to lowering water levels...
State signing up veterans to serve as poll workers
ATLANTA - Georgia voters will be getting help from veterans on Election Day this year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday. Raffensperger's office will partner with Vet the Vote, a new nationwide organization that recruits veterans and members of...
Advocate for Georgia pharmacies fired over social media post
ATLANTA - A former president of the Georgia Pharmacy Association has been fired by a prominent health-care services company after criticizing Gov. Brian Kemp's veto of legislation supporters said would help independent pharmacies out of a competitive disadvantage with...
Oxendine sentenced to prison in health-care fraud scheme
ATLANTA - Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Friday for conspiracy to commit health-care fraud in connection with unnecessary lab testing. Oxendine, 62, pleaded guilty to the charge in federal court in...
State ends fiscal year with revenue uptick after months-long slide
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections rose last month compared to June of last year, but the state ended fiscal 2024 with lower tax revenues than the previous year. The state brought in $3.03 billion in June, up 6.5% compared to the previous June, the Georgia Department...
Warnock introduces stopgap Medicaid expansion bill
ATLANTA - Georgians with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford private health insurance would receive temporary federal subsidies under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. The Bridge to Medicaid Act would replace...
Georgia African-American faith leaders unite behind Biden
ATLANTA - Prominent African-American faith leaders gathered at the Georgia Capitol Thursday to support President Joe Biden's re-election bid amid a growing chorus that he should step aside because of his age. The group's news conference came two weeks after Democrat...
Oglethorpe Power upping commitment to natural gas
ATLANTA - Oglethorpe Power is going all-in on natural gas as a source of electrical generation. The Tucker-based utility, which serves 38 electric cooperatives, announced plans Thursday to build two new natural gas projects in Monroe and Talbot counties. The larger of...