Georgia lawmakers hear earful on high water rates in Lake Oconee region
ATLANTA - Lake Oconee-area property owners complaining of exorbitant water rates urged Georgia lawmakers Wednesday to bring private water systems in Georgia under the same regulations that apply to municipal systems. Piedmont Water Co., the state's second-largest...
Kemp order lets colleges, universities make direct NIL payments to student-athletes
ATLANTA - Georgia colleges and universities may directly compensate student-athletes for the use of their name, image, and likeness (NIL) under an executive order Gov. Brian Kemp issued Tuesday. Kemp cited a proposed settlement agreement between the NCAA and certain...
Georgia sets tourism records for second straight year
ATLANTA - Georgia broke tourism records last year for the second year in a row, setting an all-time high for visitors, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. The number of domestic and international visitors to the Peach State increased by 5 million in 2023 to a record...
Georgia PSC gives final approval to biomass projects
ATLANTA - State energy regulators Tuesday approved a plan by Georgia Power to buy about 80 megawatts of electricity generated by burning wood chips at a cost opponents said far outweighs the project's value to the forestry industry. The Georgia Public Service...
Woods proposes school safety steps in wake of Apalachee High shooting
ATLANTA - State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced Monday he will push for additional state funding for school safety initiatives during the 2025 General Assembly session in the aftermath of this month's school shooting in Barrow County. The goal will be...
Georgia abortion ban comes under fire at Senate hearing
ATLANTA - An Atlanta woman told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday she was suffering through a doomed pregnancy last fall that was putting her health at risk, only to be told by a doctor to rest in bed and drink plenty of water. That's all the doctor could do under...
Burt Jones cleared of criminal intent following 2020 presidential election
ATLANTA - The head of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia has exonerated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in an investigation of the then-Republican state senator's activities following the 2020 presidential election. Jones was among a group of GOP alternate electors...
Georgia lawmakers about to focus on private water systems
ATLANTA - The role private water systems can and should play in meeting the demands of Georgia's growing population will be the focus of a legislative study committee that will begin meeting next week. Private water systems became an issue earlier this year when the...