State school superintendent candidates lay out education visions
State school superintendent candidates Richard Woods and Alisha Thomas Searcy discuss how they would improve Georgia's education system during a forum in Atlanta.ATLANTA – The two candidates for state school superintendent laid out their respective visions for...
Georgia unemployment rate, job numbers set new records
ATLANTA - Georgia’s unemployment rate fell again last month to a record-low 2.8%, while the Peach State hit an all-time high in job numbers, the Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday. The jobless rate declined slightly in July from 2.9% in June and was...
Kemp fighting subpoena in Fulton County probe of 2020 presidential election
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is seeking to quash a subpoena to testify before the Fulton County special grand jury investigating attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. A motion state Attorney General Chris Carr filed Wednesday on Kemp’s behalf...
Georgia 400 toll lanes back on drawing board
ATLANTA – A plan to add toll lanes along Georgia 400 in Fulton and Forsyth counties is back on track a year after the State Transportation Board rejected the only qualifying bid on the project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) will issue a draft request...
Atlanta to host 2025 college football championship
ATLANTA – Atlanta will host the college football championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in January 2025, the Atlanta Sports Council announced Tuesday. The city hosted the championship game in 2018, when the University of Georgia Bulldogs narrowly lost to rival...
Kemp taps Cobb County law enforcement officer to lead GBI
ATLANTA - A Cobb County law enforcement officer is Gov. Brian Kemp’s pick to become the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s next director. Kemp nominated Mike Register Monday to succeed Vic Reynolds at the helm of the GBI. The appointment is subject to a vote by the...
Kemp announces $350 cash assistance to low-income Georgians
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday he plans to distribute one-time $350 payments to Georgians enrolled in certain public benefit programs. Kemp said the total amount distributed will be more than $1 billion. Georgians who were actively enrolled in...
Judge: Abortion law to remain in effect
ATLANTA – Georgia’s “heartbeat” abortion law will continue to operate while a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the law is pending, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled Monday. The order represents a setback for abortion-rights...