State, commercial real estate giant partnering on EV charging station plan
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is working with Chicago-based commercial real estate company JLL to plan a network of electric vehicle charging stations across the state. The plan is a required step toward landing federal funds for charging...
Georgia forest fires on decline
ATLANTA – Despite the publicity surrounding last month’s series of wildfires on Georgia’s St. Catherines Island, the number of forest fires is trending lower across the Peach State. Last year, Georgia saw 2,444 forest fires burn around 12,500 acres. That’s down from a...
Incumbents Kemp, Warnock leading in new poll
ATLANTA - Despite being from different political parties, the two incumbents atop the Georgia ballot this year are leading their respective races, according to a new poll. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is ahead of Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams 52% to 45%, according...
Campaign finance agency dismisses Abrams violations, fines 30 candidates for missing or late information
ATLANTA – The Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission has dismissed two charges against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams. Commission attorney Joseph Cusack said on Tuesday that Abrams’ attorney, Joyce Gist Lewis, provided him...
Feds break up Georgia prison drug ring
ATLANTA - Fourteen Georgians, including eight prison inmates, were charged Wednesday with participating in a drug trafficking ring operating in southeastern Georgia. According to a federal indictment, the group began distributing methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl...
Warnock leading Walker in fundraising
ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is continuing to raise more money toward his reelection bid than Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Warnock brought in more than $17.2 million during the second quarter, the senator’s campaign reported Wednesday. The...
Georgia to receive limited monkeypox vaccine supply; new COVID variant rising
ATLANTA - The federal government is releasing monkeypox vaccine to Georgia in a phased approach. The state will receive 5,943 doses of the Jynneos vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile during the first two phases, Dr. Alexander Millman, chief medical...
Hice, Clyde demand UGA end support for pregnancy crisis center map
ATLANTA-U.S. Reps. Jodi Hice, R-Greensboro, and Andrew Clyde, R-Gainesville, are calling on the University of Georgia to end any support for a “Crisis Pregnancy Center” mapping website developed by two professors. Andrea Swartzendruber...