Brisk early voting in Georgia shatters record
ATLANTA - A record-smashing 4 million Georgians voted before Election Day this year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office reported during the weekend. The 3.76 million who cast their ballots in person and the 242,620 who voted absentee by mail combined to...
Trump hits hard on illegal immigration at Macon rally
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump devoted much of his final campaign rally in Georgia Sunday night to illegal immigration. The Republican nominee to return to the White House brought the mother of a murder victim to the stage at the Atrium Health Amphitheater....
Harris draws sharp contrasts with Trump at Atlanta rally
ATLANTA - Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the closing arguments in her presidential campaign in Georgia Saturday afternoon, likely her last appearance in the Peach State since replacing incumbent President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket. "We have three days...
Presidential race in Georgia heading to finish line too close to call
ATLANTA - As the 2024 presidential election heads into its final days, all signs in Georgia continue to point to a tight race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Recent history in the Peach State and early voting trends offer...
State providing $100M in disaster relief to Helene victims
ATLANTA - Help is on the way for Georgia farmers and timber producers who suffered losses from Hurricane Helene. The Georgia State Financing and Reinvestment Commission (GSFIC) voted Friday to redirect $100 million from a state capital projects fund to provide...
Metro Atlanta poll shows economy top concern
ATLANTA - The economy has replaced crime as the issue of top concern to metro Atlanta residents, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) reported Friday. According to the ARC's annual public opinion survey, 32% of respondents rated the economy as the biggest problem...
Georgia Supreme Court upholds state Capitol arrests, tax on strip clubs
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court issued two rulings Thursday that upheld the arrests of two Democratic state lawmakers for protesting inside the state Capitol and declared constitutional a state tax levied on adult entertainment establishments. In the first case,...
Solar panel recycler expanding in Cedartown
ATLANTA - Demand for solar panel recycling services has grown so much that a solar recycling company is accelerating its planned operations in Polk County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. SOLARCYCLE will invest an additional $62 million to increase its solar panel...