Georgia Chamber backs Burt Jones for lieutenant governor
ATLANTA - The Georgia Chamber of Commerce endorsed Republican state Sen. Burt Jones for lieutenant governor Wednesday. The business group cited Jones’ pro-business record in its endorsement announcement. Jones also is the owner of a small business. “His lifetime ‘A’...
Georgia school districts encouraged to apply for EPA funding
ATLANTA – A nonprofit group dedicated to clean air for children encouraged Georgia school districts Tuesday to apply for federal funds to purchase electric school buses. A new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program aims at providing school buses an...
Feds deny Kemp’s health insurance marketplace waiver
ATLANTA - The federal agency in charge of Medicaid Tuesday denied Georgia’s application for a waiver to set up the state’s own health insurance marketplace. The waiver program was a cornerstone of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s approach to reforming health care in the...
Sanford Stadium slated for $68.5 million in improvements
ATLANTA - The home of the national champion Georgia Bulldogs is getting some upgrades. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to make a series of improvements to the south side of Sanford Stadium. The $68.5 million project will be built in two...
Abortion-rights lawyers ask state judge to temporarily block Georgia’s abortion law
ATLANTA – Lawyers for abortion-rights groups asked a state judge Monday to temporarily block Georgia's new abortion law. The law – which bans abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected – took effect in July. Initially approved by the General Assembly in 2019, it...
More life sentences handed down in Arbery case
ATLANTA – A federal court Monday sentenced the father and son responsible for murdering a Black jogger near Brunswick to life in prison. Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot to death in February 2020 by Greg McMichael and his son, Travis. The two men chased Arbery down a...
Georgia cases of monkeypox approaching 600
ATLANTA – Nearly 600 cases of monkeypox have been identified in Georgia since the disease first showed up in the Peach State at the beginning of June, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The disease has spread across the country...
Republican PAC launches ads targeting Herschel Walker
ATLANTA - Fellow Republicans are going after GOP U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker. A political action committee started by Republicans opposed to former President Donald Trump launched a $1 million ad campaign Monday targeting the former University of Georgia...