New report: Georgia 13th in nation for amount of toxic chemicals dumped in waterways
ATLANTA - Industrial facilities released more than 5 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Georgia’s waterways in 2020, putting Georgia in 13th place nationwide, according to a new report released by Environment Georgia. Georgia is also one of the...
Ex-husband of former state employee admits guilt in fraud scheme
ATLANTA - The ex-husband of former Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) counselor Karen C. Lyke has pleaded guilty to conspiring with her in a multi-year scheme to steal more than $1.3 million. Kevin M. Gregory, 40, of Toledo, Ohio, pleaded guilty before...
Walker denies paying for 2009 abortion, vows to sue over story
ATLANTA - Republican U.S. Senate nominee Herschel Walker, a staunch opponent of abortion, is denying a media report that he paid for an abortion for a girlfriend in 2009. But his son reacted to Walker’s response to the story The Daily Beast posted on its website...
Georgia Power, MEAG settle Plant Vogtle-related lawsuit
ATLANTA - Georgia Power has settled a lawsuit filed by one of its utility partners in the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle over allocating the costs of finishing the long-delayed, overbudget project. The Atlanta-based utility has agreed to pay the Municipal Electric...
Warnock raises more than $26 million in third quarter
ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s campaign reported another prolific fundraising quarter Monday. Warnock, D-Ga., raised more than $26.3 million during the third quarter of this year, easily eclipsing the $17.2 million his campaign brought in during the second...
Kemp extends suspension of gasoline tax again
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp extended the temporary suspension of the state’s gasoline tax Monday, a reprieve the state can afford due to a bulging budget surplus. The latest extension runs through Nov. 11. The governor also extended a state of emergency for the supply...
Abrams campaign goes after Kemp with three hard-hitting ads
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has used his four years in office to enrich himself instead of looking out for Georgians’ best interests, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams charged Monday. In three new ads, Abrams tags the Republican governor “Kickback Kemp” for...
Fair Fight Action likely to appeal voting rights decision
ATLANTA – Lawyers for a voting rights group founded by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Monday they will likely appeal last week’s federal court ruling upholding Georgia’s election laws. Fair Fight Action challenged a long list of Georgia...