Former U.S. Attorney Pak testifies before Jan. 6 committee
ATLANTA - A surveillance video then-President Donald Trump’s lawyer played for Georgia lawmakers in December 2020 purportedly revealing ballot-counting irregularities at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena showed nothing illegal, former U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay”...
Georgia seeks input on new Medicaid contracts
ATLANTA - Georgia is seeking input from individuals and organizations about what it should look for when it awards new multibillion-dollar contracts for the state’s Medicaid program. The Georgia Department of Community Health’s request for information is the...
Abrams calling for higher teacher pay
ATLANTA - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is vowing to raise teacher pay in Georgia to a minimum of $50,000 a year from the current $39,092. Abrams called for fully funding education in the Peach State during remarks Sunday as she was endorsed by the...
Georgia mental health commission planning next round of reforms
Georgia's Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission met in Atlanta on Thursday ATLANTA - Georgia is starting “the decade of mental health reforms” Kevin Tanner, chairman of the state’s Behavioral Health Reform and Innovation Commission, said this week. ...
OSHA cites South Georgia pillow maker for repeat workplace safety violations
ATLANTA - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is fining a Swainsboro pillow manufacturer $190,758 in connection with amputations suffered by three employees. The federal agency reported that Place Vendome Holding Company – operating as...
Local transportation agencies working against deadline to seek federal infrastructure grants
ATLANTA - While June typically kicks off vacation season, it’s turning out to be a busy month for local transportation officials across Georgia. City and county transportation agencies are scrambling to put together project lists to submit ahead of a June 30 deadline...
Georgia Power tests hydrogen fuel blend at Plant McDonough
ATLANTA - Georgia Power completed a demonstration project this week blending hydrogen with natural gas at the utility’s Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna. The project was the first to test a blend of 20% hydrogen in a natural gas turbine in North America. The blend...
Georgia will report less education data for the third year in a row
ATLANTA - For the third year in a row, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has granted Georgia permission to change how it tracks school performance in response to the pandemic. In the first two years of the pandemic, the federal agency allowed states a great...