Austin Scott running for U.S. House speaker
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, R-Tifton, announced Friday he is running for speaker of the House. Scott's announcement came at the end of a week that saw the House Republican Caucus nominate Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., for the top leadership post behind...
Georgia lawmakers to study promise, threats of artificial intelligence
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers on both sides of the state Capitol are taking their first serious look this fall at how rapidly evolving artificial intelligence technology is likely to affect public policy. A House subcommittee formed to study the issue already has begun...
Georgia buying Israeli bonds to support military effort
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has instructed the state treasurer to buy $10 million in bonds from Israel to support its military response to last weekend's brutal attack launched by Hamas militants. The $10 million was the highest amount available on the bond market and...
Ports authority proposing another Savannah Harbor deepening project
ATLANTA - Just a year and a half after completing a $1 billion project to deepen Savannah Harbor from 42 feet to 47 feet, the Georgia Ports Authority is launching another deepening plan. The agency is asking U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Savannah, and Georgia's two U.S....
North Georgia property owners warn expanded public fishing would hurt fly-fishing industry
ATLANTA - Opening up privately held stretches of trout streams in North Georgia to public fishing would ruin a cottage industry vital to the region's economy, a parade of waterfront property owners warned state lawmakers Thursday. Many farmers along the Soque River...
Federal judge upholds controversial Georgia election law
A long line outside South Cobb Regional Library in Mableton stretched around the block on the first day of early voting for the Nov. 3, 2020, elections. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - A federal judge has denied motions to temporarily block several provisions of...
Georgia students top national average on ACT
ATLANTA - Georgia's Class of 2023 scored slightly lower on the ACT than last year's cohort but exceeded the national average for the seventh year in a row. Georgia students recorded an average composite score of 21.3 on the ACT, down slightly from 21.6 in 2022 but...
Suniva to restart solar cell plant in Gwinnett County
ATLANTA - A U.S. solar cell manufacturer that went bankrupt six years ago amid competition from a glut of cheap Asian solar panels announced Wednesday it is restarting its manufacturing plant in Norcross. Suniva, which began as a Georgia Tech spinoff, secured a $110...