Biden, Trump to debate next month in Atlanta
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will participate in a debate June 27 at CNN's studios in Atlanta, the network announced Wednesday. The 9 p.m. debate will be aired live by CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español, CNN Max, and CNN.com with...
Democratic lawmakers appeal arrests to state Supreme Court
The Nathan Deal Judicial Center in downtown Atlanta is home to the Georgia Supreme Court. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Two Democratic politicians arrested for protesting in the Georgia Capitol Rotunda in separate incidents neither intended to disrupt the General...
Postal service agrees to pause restructuring mail processing system
ATLANTA - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is vowing to pause until next year a postal service restructuring plan that has caused massive delays in processing mail at a regional distribution center in Palmetto. In a letter to U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.,...
New state committee to investigate delays in professional licensing
ATLANTA - The top leaders of the Georgia House and Senate are forming a joint committee to investigate reports of delays in the processing of business licenses by the secretary of state's office. "We have received numerous complaints from businesses across Georgia...
University System of Georgia restoring test-score admission requirements in 2026
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents voted Tuesday to rescind a temporary waiver of test-score requirements for undergraduate admissions starting with the fall semester of 2026. The university system began waiving test requirements for 23...
Georgia prison inmate pleads guilty in meth conspiracy
ATLANTA - The leader of a wide-ranging methamphetamine conspiracy has pleaded guilty to running the operation from inside a Georgia prison. Christopher David Johnson, 46, pleaded guilty last week in federal court to distributing 500 grams or more of meth. He is facing...
State tax revenues fall again
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections continued their downward spiral last month, falling 5.4% from April of last year, the state Department of Revenue reported Friday. The broader picture for the first 10 months of fiscal 2024 was similar. While net tax revenue was down...
Futuristic electric flying vehicles about to become reality in Georgia
Electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles (eVTOLs) soon will be plying the skies above Georgia. Photo courtesy of Archer Aviation ATLANTA - Flying cars might seem like something out of the distant future, zipping back and forth like in "The Jetsons," the...