Oxendine charged in health-care fraud scheme
ATLANTA - Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has been indicted on federal charges of conspiring to commit health-care fraud and money laundering, the Justice Department announced Friday. According to information presented to a federal grand jury,...
Georgia lands Hyundai manufacturing plant, up to 8,100 jobs
ATLANTA - Less than six months ago, Gov. Brian Kemp announced plans for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant east of Atlanta he touted as the largest economic development project in Georgia history. That record fell Friday as Kemp unveiled an even bigger EV...
Georgia Supreme Court unveils portrait of late Chief Justice Harris Hines
Family members Helen Hines, Mary Margaret Hines Doyle, and James Harris "Hap" Hines unveil a portrait of late Georgia Supreme Court Justice Harris Hines (photo credit: Supreme Court of Georgia) ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court hosted a ceremony for the unveiling of...
Georgia unemployment remains at record low
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate held steady at 3.1% last month, equaling the all-time low set in March, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Joblessness in the Peach State was five-tenths of a percentage...
Georgia Supreme Court takes up right to sue over removal of Confederate monuments
A Confederate monument in downtown McDonough was removed almost two years ago. (Credit: Henry Herald) ATLANTA - A Civil War heritage preservation group has the right to sue Henry and Newton counties over the removal or planned removal of Confederate monuments, a...
McBath tells personal story about miscarriages before House committee hearing on abortion rights
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath testifies before a House hearing on abortion rights in Washington on Wednesday ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, shared her painful story of multiple miscarriages before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on abortion rights Wednesday....
Interstate 285/I-20 East overhaul nearing final approval
ATLANTA - A State Transportation Board committee voted Wednesday to approve an agreement with a roadbuilding consortium to redesign the interchange of interstates 285 and 20 east of Atlanta. The $685.5 million project is aimed at smoothing traffic flow through an...
Anthem v. Northside: Insurance Company and Hospital Face Off in Georgia’s Supreme Court
Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton stands in front of a portrait of the Georgia Supreme Court that includes him. Melton argued in the Supreme Court on behalf of health insurer Anthem this week. Two health-care players embroiled in a legal...