Stone Mountain board selects Warner Museums to design new exhibits
Memorial Hall at Stone Mountain Park (photo credit: Rebecca Grapevine) ATLANTA – The board of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association Monday selected Birmingham- and Nashville-based Warner Museums to design new history exhibits for Memorial Hall at Stone Mountain...
State House Republicans nominate Jon Burns speaker
ATLANTA - Georgia House Republicans nominated Majority Leader Jon Burns Monday to become the next House speaker. Burns, R-Newington, defeated Rep. Barry Fleming, R-Harlem, by secret ballot in a vote by the 97 House GOP lawmakers who attended Monday’s Republican Caucus...
State Senate Republicans choose leadership team
ATLANTA - Georgia Senate Republicans kicked off a series of post-election leadership meetings in the General Assembly Friday, nominating a new Senate president pro tempore and electing new caucus leaders. Senate Republicans, who lost one seat to the Democrats in...
Georgia’s unique general election runoffs can ‘cut both ways’
ATLANTA – When Georgians go to the polls - again - next month to vote in the U.S. Senate runoff, they’ll be participating in a unique - and complicated - state tradition. That’s because Georgia is the sole state to require runoffs in both primary and general...
Election Day Republican victories turn Georgia purple, not red
ATLANTA - Two years ago, Joe Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry Georgia since 1992, and the Peach State elected two Democrats to the U.S. Senate in runoffs. Last Tuesday, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp won reelection in a rematch with...
Battery manufacturer to build plant in Coweta County
ATLANTA - Georgia is continuing to attract suppliers for its growing renewable energy industries. FREYR Battery, a Europe-based producer of next-generation battery cells, will build a manufacturing plant in Coweta County, a $2.57 billion investment that will create...
Ammunition maker expanding its Georgia operations in Savannah area
ATLANTA - A European-owned ammunition maker will build a new manufacturing, assembly, and distribution facility in Bryan County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. Norma Precision, which established its North American headquarters near Savannah earlier this year,...
Georgians describe their experiences with homelessness to state Senate committee
ATLANTA – A Georgia Senate committee focused on addressing homelessness heard Wednesday from a variety of Georgians who have directly experienced living on the streets. Those who testified came from diverse backgrounds but shared the common experience of homelessness....