Roller-coaster ‘hoteling’ of Georgia foster children at record low
ATLANTA - The state's foster care system was "hoteling" only seven children as of Tuesday night, the head of the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) said Wednesday. "Our providers stepped up because they want us to get to zero," DHS Commissioner Candice Broce...
Study: University System of Georgia contributes more than $20 billion to economy
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia (USG) delivered an economic impact of $20.1 billion in fiscal 2022, up $800 million, or 4.14%, over the previous year, system Chancellor Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday. That economic impact included $14.2 billion in direct...
Kemp touts tort reform as 2024 legislative priority
ATHENS - Gov. Brian Kemp pledged Tuesday to push for tort reform during the next session of the General Assembly this winter. "The laws on our books make it too easy to bring frivolous lawsuits against Georgia business owners, which drive up the price of insurance and...
State to probe potential of hydrogen fueling stations
ATLANTA - Georgia has begun exploring the potential of deploying a network of hydrogen fueling stations across the state to power commercial vehicles. The state Department of Transportation issued a Request for Information (RFI) Monday to gather feedback from the...
State Senate to target teenage social media use, cyberbullying
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate will take up legislation this winter aimed at protecting teenagers from cyberbullying and other negative effects of social media use. "So many bad actors now are targeting our children," Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who presides over the Senate,...
South Georgia lawyer sentenced in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
ATLANTA - An Americus lawyer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. William McCall Calhoun Jr., 60, was convicted in March in a bench trial in federal court on felony and misdemeanor charges for...
New South Georgia medical school graduates first class
ATLANTA - Facing a chronic shortage of physicians in mostly rural South Georgia, the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), which already had a branch campus in Gwinnett County, launched Georgia's first medical school south of Macon in 2019. In May, PCOM...
Georgia Public Broadcasting gets new CEO
ATLANTA - A veteran administrator at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) is stepping up to become the state network's CEO, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. Bert Huffman began working at GPB in 2014 as its first vice president for development and marketing. He later...