Sapelo Island conservation at stake in lawsuit over zoning
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in cases that could decide in the near term whether large waterfront houses can be built on a sleepy island while in the long term reverberating far from the coast. The dispute is over the preservation...
University system sets spring enrollment record
ATLANTA - Student enrollment at Georgia's public colleges and universities reached 345,823 this semester, an all-time record for the spring, the University System of Georgia's vice chancellor of research and policy analysis reported Wednesday. The spring enrollment...
Authorities seize an amount of fentanyl that could kill every Georgian twice
ATLANTA - Federal law enforcement officials announced a major drug bust Tuesday, seizing more than 100 pounds of fentanyl and arresting 22. The takedown involved two Mexican drug cartels, but two kingpins remain on the loose. The federal government has issued a...
University system holding the line on tuition
ATLANTA - For the seventh time in the last 10 years, the University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents voted Tuesday to hold the line on tuition for in-state students. Since 2016, tuition at the state's 26 public colleges and universities has increased by less...
Georgia Supreme Court considers legal restrictions on gun carry for adults under 21
ATLANTA - Nearly 200 years of legal precedent should not apply to a 20-year-old man who wants to carry a gun, his lawyer argued before the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday. Thomas Stephens, who turns 21 next year, was denied a license to carry a handgun in public when...
Kemp signs two tax cut bills
SMYRNA - Gov. Brian Kemp had a pithy message as he signed two tax relief bills Tuesday. "Tax cut bill on tax day," the Republican governor exclaimed as he prepared to sign legislation accelerating income tax reductions the General Assembly put in place last year....
New nonprofit targets state utility policies
ATLANTA - An energy watchdog launched a nonprofit organization Monday aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to energy regulation in Georgia. The goals of Georgia Utility Watch, the brainchild of Patty Durand, a former candidate for a seat on the state...
Legislation targets investors who own vast swaths of Georgia housing stock
ATLANTA - Out-of-state investors own tens of thousands of houses in Georgia, and lawmakers tried to limit the number due to concerns about decaying properties and diminished options for would be homeowners. A bill that sought to cap each big owner at 2,000 properties...