Department of Labor class action lawsuit in limbo
ATLANTA – A settlement in a federal class-action lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Labor reached last week is in limbo after the state agency withdrew its consent to the agreement. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced last Thursday that it...
Trump lawyers, Lindsey Graham subpoenaed in Fulton grand jury probe
ATLANTA - The Fulton County special grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia has subpoenaed two of then-President Donald Trump’s top lawyers and U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, according to court filings. Subpoenas...
Kemp extends Georgia gas tax break
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday extended Georgia’s gas tax holiday through August 13. The General Assembly suspended the fuel tax in March as inflation began raising pump prices above $4 a gallon. Kemp extended that break in May and again on Friday. ...
New mental health law takes effect
ATLANTA - Georgia’s new mental health parity law takes effect Friday, July 1. Under the state’s new law, Georgia health insurers must cover mental health treatment at the same level they cover physical ailments “Parity kicks in immediately,” Rep. Todd Jones, R-South...
New census data shows how Georgia changed from 2020 to 2021
ATLANTA - Georgia’s population increased between July 2020 and July 2021, according to annual data from the Census Bureau. The state’s 2021 population was roughly 10.8 million, an increase of almost 74,000 residents, or about 0.7%, over 2020. New population...
Kemp allies go after Abrams as anti-police
SMYRNA - Allies of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp attacked Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams Wednesday as supporting the “defund the police” movement that gained traction two years ago following the murder of a Black man by a Minneapolis police officer. “The...
Georgia Power to recycle coal ash from Plant Bowen
ATLANTA - Georgia Power announced plans Wednesday to recycle more than 9 million tons of coal ash stored at Plant Bowen at a pace of about 600,000 tons per year. The largest beneficial use project for coal ash in the nation will excavate ash from the plant near...
More broadband connectivity coming to rural Georgia
ATLANTA - Ocmulgee Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) announced plans Tuesday to launch a fiber-optic network that will provide high-speed internet service to customers in five Middle Georgia counties. The EMC, headquartered in Eastman, will partner with Kansas...