Federal appeals court hears arguments over Georgia election maps
ATLANTA - As Georgia looks ahead to the 2026 elections, a court fight is still brewing over the election maps scheduled to be used. The federal court of appeals in Atlanta heard three cases Thursday stemming from those early maps, which were drawn by state...
Bobby Dodd Stadium slated for major renovation
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a $70 million plan Thursday to renovate Bobby Dodd Stadium on the Midtown Atlanta campus of Georgia Tech. The project, to be funded by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association, will create a new premium...
Gooch enters race for lieutenant governor
ATLANTA - Georgia Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch will seek the Republican nomination to run for lieutenant governor next year. Gooch, R-Dahlonega, announced his candidacy Wednesday in a press release, describing himself as "unapologetically pro-life, pro-Second...
State unemployment rate flat again
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% last month for the 11th consecutive month, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The jobless rate in the Peach State remained six-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. "This sustained...
Kemp meets bill signing deadline with rush
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has beaten the deadline for signing legislation the General Assembly passed this year with a flurry of bill signing. Kemp signed 120 bills on Wednesday, including Senate Bill 244, combining provisions from two measures related to the criminal...
Kennesaw State students protest losing Black Studies program
ATLANTA - Dozens of Kennesaw State University students demonstrated outside the University System of Georgia offices Wednesday, protesting a decision by the school to terminate its Black Studies degree program. Opponents characterized the KSU decision as a blow to...
Trump Justice Department names new interim U.S attorney
ATLANTA - U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Theodore S. Hertzberg to serve as interim U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Bondi's office announced Wednesday. Hertzberg previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney for nearly 10 years,...
Appellate court takes up mass voter eligibility challenges
ATLANTA - Oral arguments in a federal courtroom Tuesday over whether a Texas-based conservative group's mass voter challenges in Georgia almost five years ago amounted to an attempt to intimidate minority voters boiled down to intent. A lawyer representing Fair Fight,...