New college and career readiness data show some Georgia students unprepared
ATLANTA – Only about two-thirds of Georgia’s high schoolers have mastered core subjects at a level that would allow them to move on to the next grade, new data released this week by the Georgia Department of Education (DOE) shows. The latest College and...
Kevin Tanner returning to state government
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp named former state Rep. Kevin Tanner Wednesday to head Georgia’s mental health agency. Tanner, a Republican from Dawsonville, will become commissioner of the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities on Dec. 16,...
Ossoff: ICE detainees in Georgia subjected to invasive and unwanted medical procedures
ATLANTA – An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Georgia allowed an off-site doctor to perform unwanted gynecological procedures on detained women in a failure of human rights, the bipartisan U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on...
Fulton County judge blocks Georgia’s abortion ban
ATLANTA – A Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that the state cannot enforce a 2019 Georgia law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Judge Robert McBurney’s ruling found key provisions of the abortion ban were void “ab...
U.S. Army Corps sued over proposed titanium mine near Okefenokee Swamp
ATLANTA - Opponents of a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a decision by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to turn jurisdiction over permits for the project to the state. The federal agency suspended the...
Warnock campaign suing to force Saturday early voting ahead of runoff
ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Democratic allies have filed a lawsuit challenging the absence of Saturday early voting ahead of next month's Georgia runoff against Republican opponent Herschel Walker. Warnock held a slight lead over Walker after votes...
Twelve school districts to pilot new teacher evaluation system 
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Education has selected 12 counties to pilot a new teacher evaluation program beginning next school year. The list includes urban, rural and charter school districts. The state will fund a supplement to teachers and team...
Port of Savannah logs second busiest month ever
ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah experienced its second busiest month on record in October, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Monday. The port handled 552,800 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized cargo last month, an increase of 9.8% over October of...