State shifts control over charter school approvals
ATLANTA - Educators who want to open a charter school will have an expedited process under new rules adopted by the state school board Thursday. The board overhauled its rule that controls the charter school petition process, shifting much of the authority from the...
Buddy Carter early Republican entrant to U.S. Senate race
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island, has become the first Republican to jump into next year's U.S. Senate race following term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to pass on the contest. Carter announced his candidacy Thursday with a 30-second video ad...
Institutional investors who own large swaths of rental homes becoming political target
ATLANTA - Institutional investors who vacuumed up single family homes when prices cratered after the Great Recession are drawing more political heat as renters complain about the impact. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia announced Wednesday that he is launching...
Work begins on Georgia Power battery storage systems
ATLANTA - Construction is underway on battery energy storage systems (BESS) at four locations across the state, Georgia Power officials announced Wednesday. The state Public Service Commission voted late last year to certify the four projects, which will add 765...
Quiet before a storm, as hopefuls size up run for U.S. Senate
ATLANTA - With Republicans' top potential candidate on the sidelines for Georgia's next U.S. Senate election, the 2026 GOP primary promises to be a live one. When Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Monday that he will pass on a bid for Senate, he kicked off fervent...
Ossoff presses Trump administration for Helene aid
ATLANTA - Federal disaster relief for Georgia farmers who suffered losses from Hurricane Helene should begin to flow before the end of this month, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday. Congress approved $21 billion in assistance last December to help...
Audit finds teacher shortage law worked a little but didn’t fix the problem
ATLANTA - As a generation of teachers retire and their burned-out younger colleagues quit sooner, complaining about the workload and the pay, public schools have struggled to keep their classrooms staffed. Georgia lawmakers thought they had found a solution, passing...
Kemp won’t run for U.S. Senate in 2026
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that he will not run for the U.S. Senate next year, turning down a Republican nomination that was his for the taking and throwing the race against Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff wide open. In a post on social media, the...