State Election Board’s GOP majority changes certification requirements
ATLANTA - County officials can certify election results only after a "reasonable inquiry" ensures they're accurate under a controversial election rules change the Republican-dominated State Election Board narrowly approved Tuesday. The change, which passed 3-2,...
Georgia PSC hears eminent domain case
ATLANTA - A lawyer representing several Hancock County property owners asked the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday to overturn a hearing officer's recommendation to let Sandersville Railroad Co. condemn 43 acres through eminent domain. The freight rail...
Tropical Storm Debby could soak Georgia coast for days
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp urged coastal Georgians Tuesday to stay off the roads so cleanup crews can take advantage of a lull in the heavy rains and flooding brought by Tropical Storm Debby. "Do not let this storm lull you to sleep," Kemp said during a news conference...
Georgia Republicans fined for illegal campaign coordinating
ATLANTA - The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has fined the Georgia Republican Party $14,500 for failing to report a contribution from a nonprofit during the 2021 U.S. Senate runoff elections. The fine settled a complaint lodged by Common Cause Georgia and the...
Hurricane Debby headed for South Georgia
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has activated up to 2,000 Georgia National Guard troops to aid the response to Hurricane Debby, which made landfall Monday morning in the Big Bend region of Florida as a Category 1 storm. With sustained winds of 80 miles per hour, the...
Trump goes after Harris, Kemp at Atlanta rally
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump attacked Vice President Kamala Harris, his presumptive Democratic opponent, at a weekend rally in Atlanta while criticizing Gov. Brian Kemp for refusing to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential results. In a rousing 90-minute...
Environmental groups oppose biomass plant’s air permit
ATLANTA - Environmental groups are challenging a state-issued permit to allow a wood pellet manufacturing plant in Telfair County to double its pollutant emissions without meeting federal requirements. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) approved a...
State lawmakers mulling switch of university system to quarters
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers are having second thoughts about switching the University System of Georgia from a quarter to a semester system back in 1999. A state House study committee will begin meeting soon to take a fresh look at whether both the university system...