Federal broadband grants headed to South Georgia
ATLANTA - Four South Georgia counties will receive nearly $15 million in preliminary grant awards for broadband internet expansion, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. The federal pandemic relief funds are coming through the second round of a grant program aimed at...
Stan Wise returning to state government
ATLANTA - A former member of Georgia's Public Service Commission (PSC) has been named to serve on the state ethics commission. Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Stan Wise late last week to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. Wise, a...
Kemp heading mission to the country of Georgia
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp will lead an international mission this week starting in the “other” Georgia, the nation at the eastern end of the Black Sea tucked between Turkey and Russia. The trip to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi will mark the first time a sitting U.S....
State tax incentives about to undergo closer scrutiny
ATLANTA - The General Assembly began getting serious about scrutinizing the state's large assortment of tax credits two years ago with the passage of legislation calling for independent cost-benefit audits of up to five tax credits each year. Now, lawmakers are...
State tax revenues down for third consecutive month
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections last month were down for the third month in a row, the state Department of Revenue reported Friday. The state brought in $2.49 billion in tax revenue in May, a decrease of $205.7 million, or 7.6 %, compared to May of last year....
Georgia dropping ‘woke’ words from teacher preparation rules
ATLANTA - The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted unanimously Thursday to delete "woke" words including "equity" and "inclusion" from the state's teacher preparation rules. Along with "diversity," a word the commission voted last month to delete from the...
State distributes pandemic relief grants for public safety
ATLANTA - More than $83.5 million in federal grants is going to support 118 pubic safety measures addressing staffing challenges that arose during the pandemic, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. "With the increase in violent crime seen in communities across the...
Georgia budget chief Farr headed to private sector
ATLANTA - Georgia's chief budget officer is leaving state government for an executive position at a Connecticut technology company. Kelly Farr, director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget (OPB), will join ReFrame Solutions as chief strategy officer, the...