Georgia class of 2022 ranked 15th in nation for Advanced Placement pass rates
ATLANTA – More than one-fifth of Georgia’s public high school graduates earned passing scores on at least one Advanced Placement examination, putting the state in 15th place nationally, according to new data out this week. The AP program allows...
Opponents argue bill threatens state’s unemployment fund
ATLANTA - Opponents of a bill the Georgia House of Representatives passed on the next-to-last day of this year's legislative session are warning it could threaten a fund the state uses to pay unemployment compensation. Senate Bill 160, which the House's Republican...
Life sciences manufacturer coming to Athens area
ATLANTA - One of the world's largest privately held companies in the biopharmaceutical industry will invest $250 million in a new plant in Athens-Clarke County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. California-based Meissner Corp. plans to create more than 1,700 jobs...
Kemp vetoes bill giving lawmakers role in university tuition
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp exercised his veto pen Tuesday less than a week after the General Assembly adjourned for the year. Kemp vetoed House Bill 319, which prohibits the University System of Georgia Board of Regents from raising tuition or fees more than 3% without...
Doctors worry about accidents as Georgia seniors face delays getting routine cataract surgeries
ATLANTA – Peggy Mitchell, 71, was having trouble driving at night, so she knew she could not wait any longer to have the cataract clouding her right eye removed. The lively Alpharetta resident had scheduled her surgery for Nov. 22, before Thanksgiving, and arranged...
Army to start unit-by-unit housing inspections at Fort Gordon
ATLANTA - The U.S. Army will begin unit-by-unit inspections of on-post privatized housing at Fort Gordon near Augusta next week. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., has called attention to the poor condition of privatized housing at both Fort Gordon and Sheppard Air Force...
Public asked to weigh in on new English and language arts standards for Georgia
ATLANTA – The state Board of Education has posted a new set of English and language arts (ELA) standards and asked the public to weigh in by May 1. The public comment period is the next step in a lengthy process of revising the state’s standards for...
New nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle producing electricity
ATLANTA - The first of two new nuclear reactors at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle is generating electricity for the first time, the Atlanta-based utility announced during the weekend. Unit 3 at the plant south of Augusta has successfully synchronized and connected to...