Georgia Board of Natural Resources OKs funds for 13 outdoor projects
ATLANTA - The Georgia Board of Natural Resources put its stamp of approval Tuesday on funding for 13 land conservation, restoration and parks projects across the state. More than $21.4 million to pay for the projects will come from the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship...
State Senate committee passes antisemitism bill
ATLANTA - A state Senate committee unanimously approved a new version of legislation Monday defining antisemitism and incorporating it into Georgia’s hate crimes law following a hearing that featured emotional arguments for and against the measure. House Bill 30...
Georgia House panel OKs follow-up bill to D.A. oversight board
ATLANTA - A Georgia House committee approved legislation Monday aimed at a court ruling late last year that blocked implementation of a new oversight board for local prosecutors the General Assembly created last year. The bill, which cleared the House Judiciary...
Coastal marshlands ownership bill moving through Georgia House
ATLANTA - Coastal Georgia lawmakers are backing legislation that would make it easier for owners of marshland property under grants that date back to the 1700s to establish that ownership. But opponents argue the bill would make the process so easy it would encourage...
Barnesville man pleads guilty to threatening public officials
ATLANTA - A Middle Georgia man with a history of arson and sending death threats pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to mailing threatening communications to government officials. Travis Leroy Ball, 56, of Barnesville pleaded guilty to one count of mailing...
Ossoff-backed military housing measures signed into law
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - Two provisions aimed at helping military families with housing championed by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., have become law with President Joe Biden's recent signing of the annual National Defense Authorization Act. Ossoff's Military...
Tax credit to help kids aging out of foster care raises nearly $10 million
ATLANTA - A nonprofit formed to help administer a new state tax credit to support foster children aging out of the system raised nearly $10 million during its first year. Legislation the General Assembly passed unanimously last year authorized $20 million for the tax...
Georgia unemployment stayed flat last month
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in December for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The Peach State continued to outperform the nation, with the national jobless rate at 3.7%. The December report capped...