Georgia’s 2024 presidential primaries set for March 12
ATLANTA - Georgia's 2024 presidential primaries will place next March 12, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday. "Georgia is a bellwether state," Raffensperger said during a news conference at the state Capitol, acknowledging the Peach State's...
General Assembly legalizes lemonade stands
ATLANTA - Who knew a kid in Georgia is supposed to have a permit to set up a lemonade stand at the end of their driveway? That won't be the case come July 1, however, thanks to the General Assembly. Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 55 on Wednesday, a bipartisan...
Midtown Atlanta gunman arrested in Cobb County
ATLANTA - A gunman accused of killing one woman and wounding four others in a mass shooting in Midtown Atlanta early Wednesday afternoon was arrested in Cobb County Wednesday night, the Marietta Daily Journal reported. Deion Patterson, 24, was captured by officers...
One killed, four wounded in Atlanta shooting
ATLANTA - One person was killed and four wounded in Midtown Atlanta Wednesday afternoon when a gunman opened fire inside a medical facility waiting room. The suspect, identified by police as Deion Patterson, 24, was at a medical center on West Peachtree Street...
Kemp signs Republican-backed elections bill
Voters wait in line at a precinct in Cobb County (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Local elections offices in Georgia will not be allowed to receive private donations under controversial legislation Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Wednesday. Senate Bill 222, which the...
Georgia Power fuel costs recovery plan comes under fire
ATLANTA - A parade of expert and citizen witnesses asked the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) this week not to let Georgia Power recover 100% of higher fuel costs incurred during the last couple of years from customers. While the witnesses blamed the increased...
Kemp signs fishing rights bill
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a fishing rights bill the General Assembly passed in the waning seconds of this year's session. Senate Bill 115, which the governor inked late Monday, guarantees Georgians' right to fish in navigable portions of the state's rivers...
Kemp signs health-care legislative package
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a package of a dozen bills related to health care Tuesday, including legislation providing welfare benefits to pregnant women. "We're taking important steps to improve access to and quality of health care," Kemp said during a signing...