Kemp signs bill modernizing HIV disclosure laws
Rates of people living with HIV per 100,000 in Georgia, 2019 (map courtesy AIDSVu) ATLANTA -- Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill that modernizes some of Georgia’s rules around HIV-status disclosure. Under the prior law, any person living with HIV who...
Early voting in Georgia on record-setting pace
ATLANTA - Early voting in Georgia ahead of the May 24 primaries is breaking records, defying the historical trend of lower turnouts in non-presidential election years. Through Tuesday, 254,556 Georgians had taken advantage of the early voting period that began May 2...
Metro county leaders, transportation agencies ink agreement for I-285 transit
Plans call for nine bus-rapid transit stations along the Top End of Interstate 285. ATLANTA - The elected heads of Fulton, Cobb, Gwinnett and DeKalb counties signed an agreement Wednesday aimed at piggybacking mass transit on toll lanes to be added to the Top End of...
Georgia Department of Public Health discusses soaring fentanyl overdose deaths on National Fentanyl Awareness Day
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Public Health discussed increasing fentanyl overdose deaths, COVID rates, and a mysterious hepatitis outbreak among children at its monthly meeting Tuesday. Fentanyl-involved overdose deaths in Georgia increased 218% from 2019 to...
Hunter Hill to head state environmental financing agency
Hunter Hill ATLANTA - Former state Sen. and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Hunter Hill was named executive director of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) by the agency's board Tuesday. Hill, who currently serves as GEFA's executive director, will succeed...
Kemp raking in lion’s share of contributions in Republican gubernatorial race
Gov. Brian Kemp (left) has opened a huge fundraising lead over former U.S. Sen. David Perdue ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp continues to dominate former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in fundraising heading into their Republican gubernatorial primary showdown. Kemp's campaign had...
State tax revenues skewed by deferred 2021 filing deadline for second straight month
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections skyrocketed in April for the second month in a row, the result of last year's late tax filing date of May 17, the state Department of Revenue reported Monday. The agency brought in just more than $5 million last month, up 78.9% over...
Kemp signs tax credit bills, co-responder legislation
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed two tax credit bills Monday along with legislation authorizing "co-responder" teams of law enforcement officers and mental health professionals to answer emergency calls. The three bills were...