ATL board OKs contract for planning Top End transit
ATLANTA - The board of Atlanta's regional transit agency gave the go-ahead Thursday to a contract with an engineering consultant to design the addition of mass transit to the Top End of Interstate 285. CDM Smith of Sandy Springs will incorporate high-capacity...
Debt limit bill draws bipartisan support, opposition from Georgia lawmakers
ATLANTA - Georgia's U.S. House delegation did not split along the usual party lines over controversial legislation raising the federal debt limit. Ten House members from Georgia - including six of the delegation's 10 Republicans - voted Wednesday night in favor of an...
Georgia Supreme Court rejects licensing for lactation care
The Nathan Deal Judicial Center in downtown Atlanta (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - A state law requiring lactation care providers to obtain a license is unconstitutional, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday. The case goes back to 2016, when the...
Professors lose challenge to law allowing weapons on campus
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit five University System of Georgia professors brought challenging a 2017 amendment to state law that did away with a ban on weapons on public college and university campuses. The plaintiffs filed the...
Home manufacturer to build plant in Waycross
ATLANTA - A Finnish company that specializes in industrial manufacturing of buildings will construct its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Waycross, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. ADMARES will invest $750 million in the plant, which is expected to create more...
Kemp’s leadership committee funding voter contact campaign
(Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp won't be on the ballot next year, but his leadership committee will be hard at work. The Georgians First Leadership Committee (GFLC) announced a six-figure voter contact campaign Wednesday on behalf of Republican...
Rosalynn Carter diagnosed with dementia
ATLANTA - Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, according to a statement the Carter Center released Tuesday. "She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains and visits with loved ones," the statement read. Tuesday's...
Vogtle Unit 3 reaches 100% power for first time
ATLANTA - The first of two additional nuclear reactors Georgia Power is building at Plant Vogtle has safely reached 100% power, a key milestone toward getting the unit into full commercial operation. For the first time, Unit 3 at the plant south of Augusta has reached...