State unemployment rate at 3.4% for third straight month
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in November for the third month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Several categories again reached record highs, including the number of jobs, which rose slightly by 0.3% last month...
Federal judge: Redistricting case focuses on Black voters
ATLANTA - A federal judge appeared to throw cold water Wednesday on efforts to challenge new congressional and legislative maps the General Assembly's Republican majorities drew during a recent special session. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones declared during a hearing...
Georgia PSC approves agreement on Plant Vogtle costs
ATLANTA - Georgia energy regulators unanimously approved a plan Tuesday to let Georgia Power pass on to customers almost $7.6 billion of its costs in building two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. The Atlanta-based utility agreed in August to reduce the...
Kemp announces funding for employee retention, school safety
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is taking aim at state employee retention and school safety. Kemp announced Monday that the fiscal 2024 midyear budget will include $330 million for one-time pay supplements of $1,000 for each of about 112,000 state employees and 196,000...
Deadline approaching for tax credits for youths aging out of foster care
ATLANTA - A nonprofit formed to help administer a new state tax credit to support foster children aging out of the system is working against a tight deadline. Fostering Success Act Inc. has until Dec. 31 to process $20 million in annual tax credits the General...
Ossoff: Child welfare agencies need tools to protect foster kids
ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., vowed Thursday to help two federal agencies responsible for child welfare to develop the tools needed to protect foster children from abuse and neglect. The Senate's Human Rights Subcommittee, which Ossoff chairs, launched an...
Drew Ferguson not seeking reelection to Congress
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, R-West Point, announced Thursday he will not seek reelection next year after serving four terms in Congress. "Georgia is a special place, and it's calling us home," Ferguson said in a prepared statement. "Julie and I look forward to...
McMurry outlines need for major hike in highway funding
ATLANTA - Georgia will need to spend at least $81 billion on transportation improvements by 2050 to keep people and freight moving on highways that otherwise will becoming increasingly congested, state Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry warned Wednesday....