Georgia senators land federal housing investments
ATLANTA - More than $170 million in federal investments in affordable housing are heading to Georgia, the Peach State's two U.S. senators announced Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding will come through five programs: formula-based...
Port of Savannah reports record-breaking April
Port of Savannah ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah set a record for containerized cargo last month, while the Georgia Ports Authority reported its third busiest month ever. Savannah's Garden City Terminal handled 495,782 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) in...
State awards federal grants to help offset economic impacts of pandemic
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - Georgia's hotel industry will receive by far the largest chunk of more than $415 million in federal pandemic relief grants announced by Gov. Brian Kemp Monday. The Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association (GHLA) will get $150 million to help...
Democratic Party leaders exhort members to “show up” to ensure 2022 victories
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams Democratic Party leaders exhorted their members to work hard to turn out voters in November in Georgia at the party’s state dinner in downtown Atlanta on Friday night. Democratic gubernatorial candidate...
Kemp vetoes four budget line items, tells legislature to ignore 26 others
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp issued four line-item budget vetoes Friday and instructed the General Assembly to ignore the language in 26 other budget line items. One day after signing the $30.2 billion fiscal 2023 spending plan, the governor axed three...
Kemp, Perdue waging intense primary fight for Republican gubernatorial nod
Gov. Brian Kemp (left) and former U.S. Sen. David Perdue are locked in a battle for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. ATLANTA - Primary challengers to Georgia's last two sitting Republican governors' reelection bids didn't fare well. Ray McBerry garnered only...
Kemp signs fiscal 2023 state budget
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed a $30.2 billion state budget Thursday that includes pay raises for teachers and state employees. The fiscal 2023 spending plan, which takes effect July 1, is just shy of the record $30.3 billion fiscal 2022 mid-year budget covering...
Solar project dedicated in Middle Georgia
ATLANTA - State and local elected officials from Houston County dedicated one of the most visible solar energy projects in Georgia Wednesday. The new 68-megawatt Houston Solar project off Interstate 75 near Perry was built by Green Power EMC, the renewable energy...