State tax rebates on the way
ATLANTA - The checks are about to go out in the mail. The Georgia Department of Revenue will begin issuing one-time state income tax refunds to taxpayers this week, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. The General Assembly approved the rebate - the third this decade -...
State Rep. Jasmine Clark running for Congress
ATLANTA - State Rep. Jasmine Clark, D-Lilburn, will challenge veteran incumbent U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Atlanta, in next year's Democratic primary, Clark announced Monday. Clark, a microbiologist, said she wants to bring a science perspective to Democrats' fight...
Georgia’s congressional delegation calls truce to collaborate on national attraction for state
ATLANTA - After more than a century of trying, Georgia may soon get its first national park, as the state's congressional delegation puts aside partisan differences to upgrade the status of ancient mounds in Macon. That city, long a champion of promoting Ocmulgee...
Judge stays disqualification of Daniel Blackman from PSC ballot
ATLANTA - A Fulton County Superior Court judge has issued an injunction staying enforcement of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's order disqualifying Daniel Blackman from next month's state Public Service Commission (PSC) Democratic Primary ballot....
Wellstar planning new hospital in Acworth
ATLANTA - The Marietta-based Wellstar Health System is planning to build a 230-bed hospital in Acworth. Wellstar has filed a letter of intent with the Georgia Department of Community Health, the first step toward obtaining a certificate of need (CON) for the project,...
State lawmakers hear about obstacles to cancer care
ATLANTA - Cancer care is hard to come by in rural Georgia, as the medical payments system squeezes smaller service providers amid traditional challenges such as rising costs and inadequate transportation, state lawmakers learned Thursday. A special committee of the...
More candidates consider run for lieutenant governor
ATLANTA - The race to succeed Republican Burt Jones as Georgia's next lieutenant governor is heating up, with multiple leading state senators considering the position. Sen. John F. Kennedy, R-Macon, opened a door to run on Thursday, registering his intent to raise...
Georgia Democrats repeat call for clarification on abortion law
ATLANTA - Democratic leaders in the General Assembly Thursday reiterated a request they made nearly two weeks ago for Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr to issue a formal legal opinion clarifying the rights of pregnant women under the state's strict abortion law....