Rising prices prompt Georgia DOT to reject 12 project bids
ATLANTA - Inflation is having an impact on the Georgia Department of Transportation’s construction schedule. The DOT has rejected bids on 12 projects that had been due for letting next month, Meg Pirkle, the agency’s chief engineer, told members of the State...
Georgia students show progress in Milestones tests
ATLANTA –The Georgia Department of Education’s Milestones test results for the last school year released Friday show improvement over the previous year’s results but are still mostly below pre-pandemic levels.The Milestones standardized tests assess student...
Two Georgia highways chosen as corridors for EV charging stations
ATLANTA - The Federal Highway Administration has designated two Georgia highways as “alternative fuel corridors” for the purpose of facilitating the construction of electric vehicle charging stations. U.S. 441 from Cornelia in Northeast Georgia south to Dublin and...
PSC vote on Georgia Power energy plan a mixed bag for renewable power
ATLANTA - Georgia energy regulators voted Thursday to require Georgia Power to take a more aggressive approach toward developing renewable energy on several fronts. However, the state Public Service Commission (PSC) also rejected at least for now a proposed expansion...
Georgia unemployment rate falls below 3%
ATLANTA - Georgia’s unemployment rate dipped below 3% last month for the first time ever, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The rate of joblessness fell to 2.9% in June, well below the national unemployment rate of 3.6%. The Peach State also saw a new...
SK Battery America stepping up to hire Georgia veterans
ATLANTA - SK Battery America is joining forces with the Georgia National Guard to give Peach State veterans a leg up on hiring at the electric vehicle manufacturer’s plant in Commerce. The company’s CEO joined Gov. Brian Kemp and the leadership of the Guard, the...
Federal court upholds Georgia “heartbeat” abortion law
By Rebecca GrapevineStaff ReporterCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Georgia’s “heartbeat” abortion law Wednesday, finding the ban on abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat at around six weeks is legal. The...
Judge orders Giuliani to testify before Fulton grand jury
ATLANTA - A Fulton County judge Wednesday ordered former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to testify before the special grand jury investigating attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer,...