Lawmakers seek Lottery money for need-based college scholarships
ATLANTA — A record number enrolled in Georgia's public colleges and universities this fall as the state's lottery continued to produce a windfall for academic scholarships, but a bipartisan legislative committee thinks too many students are still being left...
Holiday deliveries coming to some homes by air, without the ‘ho ho ho’
A Wing drone totes a Walmart payload (Courtesy of Wing) ATLANTA — They will not be dropping packages down your chimney, but unmanned air couriers will be able to deliver to your lawn in time for Christmas, if you live near one of six Walmart Supercenters in the...
No handing out food and drink at polling places, court rules
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has restored a state ban on giving food and drink to people waiting in line to vote. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Monday cancelled a preliminary injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern...
Drones a threat to prison security
ATLANTA — Drones powerful enough to lift a human have become a routine tool for delivering contraband in Georgia prisons. At a hearing Monday about the budget for prisons, Tyrone Oliver, the commissioner for the state Department of Corrections, said drones have been...
Lawmakers, including former defendant, react to dismissal of Trump election case in Georgia
ATLANTA — The only lawmaker among the group of co-indictees with President Donald Trump who were dismissed from the election fraud prosecution this week lashed out at the Fulton County district attorney who brought the charges more than two years ago. "I genuinely...
Georgia election conspiracy case against Trump and indicted allies dismissed
ATLANTA — Nearly half a decade after it started, the election fraud case against Donald Trump and his fellow indicted allies has ended, with a Fulton County judge on Wednesday granting a special prosecutor's request for dismissal of the conspiracy case against the...
Electric car drivers to get more charging stations in Georgia
ATLANTA — Electric vehicle owners will eventually have another 26 places to recharge when motoring through Georgia after the state awarded $24.4 million in federal funding to build chargers along highways and interstates. “This investment will help further secure...
Georgia Congressman wants continued investigation into Epstein’s network
A Georgia Congressman who voted for legislation last week mandating the release of documents connected with child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein said on Monday that it does not go far enough and that he wants further investigation. The Epstein Files Transparency Act...