‘Low-intensity’ residential growth biggest threat to Georgia farming
ATLANTA - Single-family residential subdivisions built on large lots are gobbling up Georgia's farmland at an alarming rate, the head of a nonprofit land preservation group said Tuesday. The Peach State lost about 2.6 million acres of farmland and 2 million acres of...
Brunswick sets cargo record while Savannah suffers decline
ATLANTA - The Port of Brunswick had a better year than the Port of Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday. Brunswick handled a record 876,000 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo, including autos and heavy machinery, during fiscal 2024, which ended June 30....
State Board of Corrections chair dies in plane crash
ATLANTA - The board chairman of the Georgia Department of Corrections was among those killed in a plane crash in Wyoming late last week. Larry Haynie, his wife Melissa, and three members of an Atlanta family gospel group died when a single-engine turboprop piloted by...
Georgia launches online voter registration cancellations
ATLANTA - The Georgia Secretary of State's office has launched a new web portal to allow voters to cancel their registration online. The site - cancelmyregistration.sos.ga.gov - lets voters who are moving or opting out of voter registration to notify their county...
Georgia Milestones test scores show post-pandemic improvement
ATLANTA - Students showed continued improvement in the latest Georgia Milestones tests that cratered during the pandemic, the state Department of Education (DOE) reported Friday. The 2023-24 results showed scores increased or held steady in 10 of 13 assessments in...
Biden signs prison oversight bill sponsored by Ossoff, McBath
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden has signed legislation introduced by two members of Georgia's congressional delegation establishing independent oversight of the federal prison system. The measure requires the Justice Department’s Inspector General to conduct...
State health coverage commission begins work
ATLANTA - A newly created state commission looking for ways to improve health-care access and quality for low-income uninsured Georgians held its kickoff meeting Thursday. The nine-member Georgia Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission was authorized in legislation...
Ossoff’s bill banning stock trading by members of Congress clears Senate committee
ATLANTA - Legislation U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., first introduced two years ago to prohibit members of Congress from stock trading has cleared a key hurdle. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the bill Wednesday, sending it to...