What to do with another state budget surplus behind looming debate
ATLANTA - Georgia taxpayers could be in for a third round of income tax rebates next year now that the state is reporting another hefty budget surplus. But a progressive-leaning think tank that keeps a close eye on Georgia fiscal policies is arguing the tax rebates...
Justice Department opens investigation of conditions at Fulton County Jail
ATLANTA - The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation into conditions at the Fulton County Jail following the death of an inmate covered in lice and filth. "People held in jails and prisons do not surrender their constitutional and civil rights at the...
Start of eligibility ‘redetermination’ knocks almost 100,000 Georgians off Medicaid
ATLANTA - Nearly 100,000 Georgians have lost Medicaid coverage since the federal public health emergency brought on by the pandemic expired in April, the state Department of Community Health (DCH) reported Thursday. The federal government prohibited disenrolling any...
Georgia reports giant budget surplus despite June revenue drop
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections fell slightly last month compared to June of last year, but the state closed out fiscal 2023 with a huge surplus for the third year in a row. The Georgia Department of Revenue brought in $2.84 billion in taxes in June, down 0.4% from...
Kia to bring EV manufacturing to West Point
ATLANTA - Kia will invest more than $200 million and create nearly 200 jobs at its West Point plant to produce the Korean automaker's new electric vehicle sports-utility model, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The EV9 will become the fifth model to be assembled at...
Loeffler-led group launches local candidate recruitment drive
Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - A voter mobilization group chaired by former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is looking for a few good candidates to run in this year's municipal election. Greater Georgia announced its first-ever candidate...
New ads airing in Georgia blast Trump’s handling of classified documents
ATLANTA - A Washington, D.C.-based group chaired by longtime Republican activist Bill Kristol is doubling down on an ad campaign taking former President Donald Trump to task for his handling of classified documents. The Republican Accountability Project (RAP) launched...
Warnock takes aim at maternal mortality
ATLANTA - Community-based organizations across the country working to reduce maternal mortality would get an influx of federal funding under legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. Warnock and fellow sponsor Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif.,...