Nearly 200,000 ‘inactive’ Georgia voters to be dropped from rolls
ATLANTA - A new round of purging from Georgia's voter list ahead of next year's elections is poised to remove 191,473 voters previously placed into "inactive" status from the rolls. If an inactive voter's county voter registration office receives no response to a...
Japanese probiotics beverage plant coming to Georgia
ATLANTA - Japanese probiotic beverages maker Yakult will build its second U.S. plant in Bartow County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. The facility represents an estimated investment of $305 million and will create more than 90 new jobs. Yakult U.S.A., which was...
Marjorie Taylor Greene tops Georgia congressional fundraisers
ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. R-Rome, is proving to be the most prolific campaign fundraiser by far among Georgia's congressional delegation. The conservative firebrand raised $1.7 million toward her bid for a third term in the House during the first...
State loses court bid to derail redistricting lawsuit
ATLANTA - A federal court has dismissed the state of Georgia's bid to dismiss a lawsuit challenging state House and Senate district lines the Republican-controlled General Assembly drew two years ago based on the 2020 census. The American Civil Liberties Union and the...
Trump loses bid to quash Fulton County grand jury probe
ATLANTA - The state Supreme Court late Monday unanimously dismissed a motion by Donald Trump's lawyers to dismiss Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' investigation of the former president's alleged attempts to interfere with the 2020 presidential election...
Terry England to serve as chief of staff to Georgia House speaker
ATLANTA - Former state Rep. Terry England is returning to the Gold Dome as chief of staff to House Speaker Jon Burns. England, a Republican from Barrow County and longtime chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, will succeed the retiring Spiro Amburn on Sept....
New GBI director a familiar face at agency
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has promoted the head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Investigative Division to director of the GBI. Chris Hosey will succeed former GBI Director Mike Register on Aug. 1. :"Chris has dedicated his career to protecting the people of...
Georgia Supreme Court green-lights Rivian EV plant
ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court has cleared the way for automaker Rivian to build an electric vehicle manufacturing plant east of Atlanta. The justices have declined to hear an appeal challenging the $5 billion project's bond agreements with the state and the...