Georgia lawmakers look for ways keep social media from harming children
In a rare bipartisan act to protect children, Georgia legislators adopted a law last year that regulated social media companies. But the industry sued and, for now, has sidelined the prohibition on advertising to children. The law also required platforms to obtain...
Employment basically unchanged over past month
ATLANTA -- The August workforce report for Georgia shows a gain of 1,900 jobs, with the unemployment rate unchanged from July. Nearly five million are employed in the state, according to numbers released Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor. Health care and...
Former Georgia poll worker imprisoned for bomb threat
ATLANTA -- A man who threatened to bomb a Macon area polling place will serve 20 months in prison. Nicholas Wimbish, 26, of Milledgeville, must also serve a year of supervised release and pay a $2,000 fine under the sentence issued by U.S. District Judge Marc...
Lawmakers urged to expedite move to new voting system
ATLANTA -- Lawmakers who want to overhaul the way Georgians vote heard a consistent message Thursday from election chiefs. Hurry up! And give us money. A law backed by Republicans in the General Assembly outlaws the Quick Response (QR) codes that the state's voting...
Georgia’s version of Medicaid had high overhead, federal report finds
ATLANTA -- A federal review of Georgia's unique implementation of Medicaid found that two-thirds of the money went to administrative overhead rather than to medical assistance. The report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office also found that more than half of...
Georgia lawmakers, keen on abolishing income tax, hear from other states without one
ATLANTA -- Georgia Republicans who want to eliminate the state income tax vowed on Wednesday that they would not pay for it by taxing groceries and housing. Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, secured agreement from a largely Republican study committee to neither impose a...
Georgia elections chief running for governor
ATLANTA -- Brad Raffensperger wants to follow the trail of Brian Kemp, who used his title as Georgia secretary of state to launch into the governor's office. Raffensperger joined the field of Republican contenders Wednesday, on a platform that includes more jobs, less...
Rivian holds groundbreaking for electric auto plant
ATLANTA -- Gov. Brian Kemp joined other political leaders near Social Circle Tuesday to turn shovels at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the future Rivian electric automobile plant. The government-subsidized project is expected to create 7,500 jobs by 2030, after...