Mental health-care reform bill clears Georgia House
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a comprehensive overhaul of a mental health-care system rated among the worst in the nation. "Mental health touches almost every family in Georgia," House...
Georgia Senate passes bill targeting giant social media platforms
Georgia Sen. Greg Dolezal ATLANTA - A bill prohibiting giant social media platforms from censoring content based on the author’s viewpoint passed the Republican-controlled Georgia Senate Tuesday along party lines. Reining in social media platforms including Facebook...
New overlay area code coming to Atlanta region
ATLANTA - Metro Atlanta is about to get another new area code. The Georgia Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to approve the implementation of area code 943 to overlay a region that already includes four other area codes: 404, 770, 678 and 470. Starting March 15,...
Qualifying week in Georgia off to busy start
ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and the Republican frontrunner challenging the incumbent Democrat were among the first candidates Monday to qualify officially for this year's elections, as the weeklong qualifying period began. Warnock is not expected the face...
Professors’ group censures university system over post-tenure policy
The Arch at the University of Georgia ATLANTA - A national organization representing university professors has voted to censure the University System of Georgia (USG) over changes in post-tenure policies. The system's Board of Regents voted last October to replace a...
State Senate committee OKs bond financing option for Plant Vogtle project
Plant Vogtle ATLANTA - Legislation allowing Georgia Power to finance the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion and other large projects through bonds cleared a state Senate committee Monday over the objections of the chairman of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC)....
State audit faults labor agency handling of unemployment claims
ATLANTA - Shortcomings in the Georgia Department of Labor's unemployment claims management and customer service systems contributed to significant delays in processing claims during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a state audit. At the height of the pandemic,...
Kwanza Hall enters race for lieutenant governor
Kwanza Hall ATLANTA - Former Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall, who also served in Congress for about a month, is running for lieutenant governor. Hall entered the Democratic race for the state's No.-2 post on Monday, the opening day of the weeklong candidate...