Port of Savannah sets calendar year cargo record
Port of Savannah ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah moved a record 5.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last year, a 20% increase over 2020, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday. “While Georgia’s maritime logistics community has been tested by...
Georgia Senate Democrats shoot down constitutional ban on non-citizen voting
Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller ATLANTA - A constitutional amendment to prohibit non-U.S. citizens from voting in Georgia failed to gain a two-thirds majority in the state Senate Monday after Democrats charged Republicans with playing election-year...
Lieutenant governor hopeful Burt Jones reports robust campaign war chest
Georgia Sen. Burt Jones ATLANTA - State Sen. Burt Jones had raised $3.75 million toward his campaign for lieutenant governor through the end of last year, the Republican from Jackson announced Friday. Jones, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump,...
Georgia Republicans rankled by Biden’s voting rights agenda
An early voting line outside South Cobb Regional Library in Mableton (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - President Joe Biden put the spotlight on Georgia when he traveled to Atlanta Jan. 11 to pitch federal voting rights legislation stalled in the U.S. Senate. But to the...
Georgia readying for winter storm
Georgia Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry ATLANTA - The state agencies in charge of responding to weather emergencies are bracing for a winter storm expected to hit North Georgia and metro Atlanta during a three-day holiday weekend. Georgia Department of...
Kemp unveils record state budget request
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is asking the General Assembly to approve a record $30.2 billon state budget heavy with new spending on schools, health care and public safety. The fiscal 2023 budget, which takes effect in July, takes advantage of a huge revenue surplus...
East Cobb cityhood bill clears legislative committee
The proposed city of East Cobb would center around the Johnson Ferry Road corridor. ATLANTA - Legislation calling for the formation of a city of East Cobb cleared a committee in the Georgia House Thursday despite concerns raised by representatives of Cobb County. The...
Georgia Senate committee OKs ban on noncitizen voting
Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore Butch Miller ATLANTA - proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting non-U.S. citizens from voting in Georgia cleared a state Senate committee Thursday. The Senate Ethics Committee’s Republican majority passed the measure 7-2 along...