Georgia Senate eyeing need-based college scholarships
ATLANTA - The state's lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship program has been highly successful, covering most or all of college tuition for more than 2.2 million Georgians since its inception in 1993. But Georgia lawmakers are considering expanding state aid to public...
First of three new Georgia Power gas turbines arrives at Plant Yates
ATLANTA - Georgia Power has received delivery of the first of three new gas turbines at Plant Yates near Newnan, the Atlanta-based utility announced Friday. The turbine was assembled by Mitsubishi Power in Savannah and transported to Plant Yates by truck and rail. The...
Three family members guilty of pandemic fraud
ATLANTA - A Southwest Georgia man was convicted in federal court this week of wire fraud resulting from a pandemic fraud scheme involving family members. Tyreek Brown, 28, of Pelham faces a maximum of 30 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised...
Opponents of Rivian plant might have to pay other side’s legal fees
MADISON -- A judge in Morgan County could set a precedent by forcing Georgia property owners who sued to halt development of a massive state-backed auto factory near their properties to pay for the other side's legal costs. The case involves the proposed Rivian...
Georgia unemployment rate down to 3.4%
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4% last month, down from 3.5% in June, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Georgia joblessness was eight-tenths of a point lower than the national unemployment rate of 4.2%. "More Georgians are...
Appellate court hears election law challenges
ATLANTA - Lawyers representing the state and the Republican National Committee asked a federal appellate court Wednesday to reverse a lower court order blocking two provisions of a controversial election reform law the GOP-controlled General Assembly passed in 2021. A...
Another state lawmaker joins race to be Georgia’s next lieutenant governor
ATLANTA -- A fifth state lawmaker has joined the campaign to become Georgia's next lieutenant governor, with Rep. David Clark, R-Buford, announcing his candidacy Tuesday. "I've been tested in combat and in the Capitol," the Green Beret, who served in...
University System of Georgia packs huge economic punch
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia (USG) generated $23.1 billion in economic impact in fiscal 2024, while recent graduates stand to earn $1.4 million more over their lifetimes thanks to their college degrees, according to two studies released Tuesday. The...