Port of Savannah off to fast fiscal 2023 start
ATLANTA - The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has begun the new fiscal year with no letup in momentum. The Port of Savannah handled 530,800 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized cargo last month, an increase of 18% over last July, marking the fastest...
Georgia tax revenues off to healthy start of new fiscal year
ATLANTA - State tax collections have begun the new fiscal year on a strong note. The Georgia Department of Revenue brought in nearly $2.21 billion in taxes last month – the start of fiscal 2023 – $54.2 million, or 2.5%, above July of last year. The three major tax...
Federal court: Georgia’s Public Service Commission voting system dilutes Black vote and must change
ATLANTA - A federal court ruled Friday that Georgia’s unusual system for electing members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC) violates the federal Voting Rights Act and must be changed because it dilutes the Black vote. Under Georgia’s current system,...
Georgia lawmakers looking for transparency, accountability from development authorities
ATLANTA - Local development authorities have been at the heart of the biggest business deals in Georgia, including the record-breaking incentives that lured electric-vehicle manufacturers Hyundai and Rivian to the Peach State. But such huge incentives packages as the...
Senate study committee looks at how to fix homelessness
ATLANTA – A state Senate study committee began work Thursday trying to find ways to help homeless Georgians living on the streets. Sen. Carden Summers, R-Cordele, the committee’s chairman, made waves earlier this year when he sponsored a bill that would have...
Former state senator appointed to Statewide Business Court bench
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp has named former state Sen. Bill Hamrick to serve as Georgia’s sole Statewide Business Court judge. Hamrick, a Republican from Carrollton, was elected to the state Senate in 2000 and served until 2012, when then-Gov. Nathan Deal appointed him...
Fuel prices driving up school busing costs in Georgia – but new technologies offer savings
ATLANTA – From icy roads on wintry mornings in the Appalachian foothills to dirt roads that wash out in heavy rains, it’s not always easy getting to and from school in Georgia. This year, rising fuel prices are making it more expensive as well. But help is on the...
Plant Vogtle expansion clears key hurdle
ATLANTA - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has signed off on a critical step leading up to fuel loading at the first of two new nuclear reactors being built at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle. The commission has confirmed in a letter to Southern Nuclear,...