Democratic candidate for governor leaving state Senate post
ATLANTA -- Georgia Democrats are losing a member of the state Senate as he gears up his campaign for next year's Democratic primary for governor. Sen. Jason Esteves, D-Atlanta, said Wednesday that he is resigning from the Senate "because the best way I can serve the...
Another Republican running for state school superintendent
ATLANTA -- A former Democrat who switched to Republican in the Georgia House of Representatives is challenging longtime State School Superintendent Richard Woods for next year's GOP nomination. Mesha Mainor, who clashed with Democrats over her support for private...
Georgia awaits federal vaccine guidance but could chart own course
ATLANTA -- Georgia's public health agency is awaiting federal recommendations before setting its own COVID-19 vaccination policy but is willing to "play a larger leadership role" if there are disagreements, the state's top health official said Tuesday. Georgia might...
Environmental, community activists seek tighter restrictions on data centers
ATLANTA - Environmental advocates and community activists Tuesday supported a proposal to add data centers to the list of large development projects subject to state review. But they also called for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to lower the...
Interim U.S. Attorney named official appointee
ATLANTA -- Georgia has a new U.S. attorney, after the federal judges for the Northern District of Georgia appointed Theodore S. Hertzberg to lead the district office Monday. Hertzberg had been serving as an interim lead after U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi...
Court upholds key provision of state elections overhaul
ATLANTA - A federal judge has upheld a portion of a controversial 2022 Georgia election law dealing with absentee ballots. In a 50-page ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee declared that the state had a "compelling governmental interest" in restricting the...
State tax collections on the rise in August
ATLANTA - Georgia's net tax collections rose by 3.2% last month compared to August of last year, the state Department of Revenue reported Tuesday. The agency brought in $2.41 billion in tax revenue in August, an increase of nearly $74.1 million over the same month a...
Grieving parents urge self-protection as lawmakers struggle to rein in social media
ATLANTA -- Vincent LaBella did not see signs that his daughter was suffering until the police issued a warrant that allowed him to see the social media activity on her phone. He had noticed that his young teen was glued to the device, but so were her friends. They...