State regulator set to vote on Georgia Power expansion amid last-minute legal moves
ATLANTA — Advocates for the environment and renewable energy say in a formal filing with the state utilities regulator that Georgia Power's pledge to hold down homeowners' utility bills during a proposed expansion of capacity for data centers is an empty promise. The...
Fani Willis testifies to Georgia Senate committee
ATLANTA — After more than a year of rebuffing Republican attempts to compel her testimony before the Georgia Senate, Fani Willis went to the state Capitol Wednesday to give three hours of often combative testimony to a special committee that she deemed to be a...
UGA researchers find more evidence that mining would harm Okefenokee
The device that Jaivime Evaristo, co-author of new research about water "fingerprints" linking the Okefenokee Swamp to an aquifer below, used to measure water isotopes. Evaristo is a University of Georgia assistant professor of hydrology and water resources....
National economic headwinds blow through Georgia, though job outlook steady for now
ATLANTA — National economic headwinds driven in part by politics will continue suppressing Georgia's economy while raising the risk of recession, says a new economic forecast from a business think tank at the University of Georgia. The 43rd annual prediction by the...
Freight rail line from coast to northwest Georgia reports record traffic
ATLANTA — Georgia's freight rail line from the Port of Savannah to Murray County had a record haul last month, as seven CSX trains per week carried nearly 4,000 containers, up 35% from November 2024. The Appalachian Regional Port opened in 2018 near Chatsworth, about...
Tentative agreement with Georgia Power could mean new capacity for data centers
ATLANTA — Georgia's dominant electric power monopoly has a reached a tentative deal with state regulators that would allow a major expansion of energy production, mostly from natural gas. The Public Service Commission's public interest advocacy staff had previously...
Fulton prosecutor to testify about Trump case, despite effort to fight subpoena
ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court heard oral argument Tuesday in a dispute over the extent of the Georgia General Assembly's authority to compel testimony, but the case may become irrelevant next week now that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has agreed...
Member of state House indicted in federal unemployment benefits case
ATLANTA — A metro Atlanta lawmaker accused of theft of government funds in connection with COVID-19 relief pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday. Rep. Sharon Henderson, D-Covington, walked into the courtroom in downtown Atlanta wearing ankle cuffs, after she was...