Fat in Georgia’s budget may have saved their bacon
ATLANTA — Things were looking grim for Georgia's wild pigs during this year's legislative session, but they found partial salvation in lawmakers who larded their own budget with too much pork. Gov. Brian Kemp, in his effort to balance the budget, cut hundreds of...
Georgia Power to send smaller electricity bills after new rate agreement with regulator
ATLANTA — Georgia Power customers will see a slight reduction in power bills after the state agency that regulates the monopoly utility approved rate changes Thursday. The Public Service Commission, an elected body with five members, had previously frozen the...
Georgia voters to get final look at runoff candidates in Sunday and Monday debates
ATLANTA — Voters recovering from the long list of candidates that greeted them on their primary election ballots last week will have to return to the polls soon for runoff elections. The Atlanta Press Club will help voters make informed choices with a final round of...
Federal court says Georgia’s Medicaid rules shortchanged medically fragile 3-year-old
ATLANTA — The policies that Georgia uses to approve or deny services for children enrolled in Medicaid fail to satisfy federal requirements for adequate care, according to a new federal court ruling. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...
After college athlete’s death, Kemp signed law to help 911 callers find AEDs
ATLANTA — Scott Sells traveled to Macon last week to watch his son's friends graduate from Mercer University. That same day, on May 11, Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that Sells had testified for during this year's legislative session. Senate Bill 399, the...
Green at Gordon State tapped to lead Valdosta State
ATLANTA — One Georgia college will get a new president while another loses him, as Gordon State College President Donald J. Green moves to Valdosta State University. Green will become president of Valdosta State effective Aug. 1, the University System of Georgia...
Democrats outdraw GOP in Georgia primary as turnout flips from 2022
ATLANTA — More Democrats than Republicans turned out to vote in Tuesday's primary election, flipping the outcome in the midterm primary election of four years ago when the GOP dominated. The strong showing could be a singular incident, or a trend that endures to the...
Crowded Georgia primaries send voters back for June runoffs up and down the ballot
ATLANTA — Several Georgia lawmakers saw their careers end Tuesday night while others got a chance to climb the ladder to higher office after all the unofficial votes were tallied in the primary election. Some secured a majority of the vote in their respective races...