Georgia Power completes hot functional testing at Plant Vogtle’s Unit 4
ATLANTA - Georgia Power is making significant progress with the second of two additional nuclear reactors being built at Plant Vogtle even as the first of the new reactors prepares to go into commercial operation. The Atlanta-based utility announced Monday the...
Georgians starting to get tax refund checks
ATLANTA - Georgia taxpayers have begun receiving refunds for the second year in a row, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. House Bill 162, which the General Assembly passed in March, uses part of Georgia’s revenue surplus of more than $6 billion to pay for a refund of...
First medical cannabis dispensaries open in Georgia
ATLANTA - Two medical cannabis dispensaries are open for business in Georgia, just days after the state agency in charge of the state's medical marijuana program issued the first five dispensary licenses. Trulieve Georgia held grand openings Friday for dispensaries in...
Push to grow Georgia music industry fizzles under Gold Dome
ATLANTA - Supporters of Georgia’s music industry entered this year’s General Assembly session optimistic lawmakers would renew state tax incentives to lure music producers and create a state office dedicated to promoting the industry. But after a single committee...
Kemp signs bills targeting workforce shortages
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a series of bills aimed at helping to fill the new jobs created by a wave of economic development in Georgia. "The demand for a well-educated and skilled workforce has never been higher than it is today," Kemp said Thursday during...
Colleges get creative to address Georgia’s workforce shortage
ATLANTA – With Georgia facing a serious shortage of workers in key industries, the state’s higher education institutions are finding creative solutions to attract, retain and graduate more skilled workers. The challenge has been compounded by the lingering...
State awards first licenses to medical cannabis dispensaries
ATLANTA - Georgia's medical marijuana program is a step closer to providing low-THC cannabis oil to patients suffering from a range of diseases. The state agency in charge of the program granted the first five dispensing licenses Wednesday to two companies that have...
McBath, Ossoff reintroduce prison oversight bill
ATLANTA - Two Democratic members of Georgia's congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight of the federal prison system. The bill, sponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, and in the U.S. Senate...