Latest broadband project to serve customers in Middle Georgia
ATLANTA - A new partnership between an electric membership cooperative (EMC) in Taylor County and a major internet service provider will deliver broadband service to 31,000 customers across a swath of Middle Georgia. Flint Energies and Kansas City-based Conexon...
Georgia House committee approves mental health reform bill
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - A bipartisan overhaul of Georgia's mental health system took a first step toward passage Wednesday when it cleared a state House committee. The House Health and Human Services Committee approved the...
Legislative committee approves statewide referendum on horse racing
ATLANTA - A constitutional amendment asking Georgia voters whether to legalize pari-mutuel betting on horse racing cleared a state Senate committee Wednesday. But some lawmakers worried the horse racing industry could be set up for failure in the Peach State if...
Regents approve Sonny Perdue as next university system chancellor
Sonny Perdue ATLANTA - Former Gov. Sonny Perdue will become the 14th chancellor of the University System of Georgia. The system's Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to hire Perdue to lead the state's 26 public colleges and universities, their more than 300,000...
Georgia House leadership unveils state income tax cut
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives are proposing the third state tax cut in the last five years. Legislation introduced in the House Tuesday calls for lowering Georgia's income tax...
Georgia Senate passes bill banning mail-order abortion drugs
ATLANTA - Women in Georgia would be prohibited from obtaining abortion-inducing drugs through the mail without seeing a doctor under legislation that cleared the state Senate Tuesday. The bill, which passed 31-22 and now moves to the Georgia House of Representatives,...
Georgia football coach Kirby Smart feted in General Assembly
University of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart (Credit: Dawg Post) ATLANTA - A General Assembly that has been sharply divided during the current legislative session came together Tuesday to honor Kirby Smart, head coach of the national champion University of Georgia...
Federal court upholds Georgia redistricting maps
Georgia's new congressional map ATLANTA - A federal judge has upheld the use of Georgia's new legislative and congressional district boundaries for this year's elections. A ruling handed down Monday by U.S. District Judge Steve Jones declared the May 24 primaries are...