Georgia Supreme Court allows referendum against local zoning ordinance for Sapelo Island
ATLANTA — A Georgia Supreme Court ruling about a zoning dispute over small homes on a small barrier island could have big consequences for a big state. The high court ruled Tuesday that a local referendum against a McIntosh County zoning ordinance could move forward....
Federal government approves half billion dollars in Hurricane Helene aid for Georgia
ATLANTA — Farmers and other agricultural producers in Georgia will get financial aid to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene, the massive storm that wiped out crops and timberland more than a year ago. Georgia and U.S. agriculture officials announced Tuesday that...
Campaign for Georgia lieutenant governor gets another GOP contender
ATLANTA -- A half dozen state lawmakers are now running for Georgia lieutenant governor, as another Republican senator joins the race, hoping to outflank his opposition on the right. Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, a conservative from the northern Atlanta suburbs, joins...
Initiative aims to help Georgians harness artificial intelligence for productivity
ATLANTA — Alex Willson knows how to grow a pecan and turn it into a cake, but he is not so great at analyzing shipping logistics. The president and CEO of Sunnyland Farms in Albany is running an agricultural business that dates to 1948 — not the kind of operation one...
A higher proportion of Georgia high school students graduate, setting new record
ATLANTA -- Nearly nine out of every 10 Georgia high school students in the class of 2025 earned a diploma within four years, setting a record. With one exception, Georgia's on-time graduation rate has increased every year since the class of 2011. That was the first...
Tourism sets new record in Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the Georgia Governor's Tourism Conference in Savannah on Friday, Sept. 26. (Contributed/Explore Georgia) ATLANTA -- Tourists and business travelers continued flocking to the Peach State last year, injecting billions into the economy,...
Breach may have exposed some Georgia Medicaid recipients’ health information
ATLANTA -- The private health information of more than 900 Medicaid recipients in Georgia may have been exposed in July, according to a state contractor. Gainwell Technologies, the fiscal agent for Medicaid in Georgia, disclosed the incident Friday, saying an...
Magazine still rates Georgia No. 1 for business
ATLANTA -- For a dozen years in a row now, Georgia has ranked at the top of an economic development magazine's listing of the best states for doing business. In a new report, Area Development Magazine cites affordable housing, reliable child care and...