Georgia labor chief Mark Butler won’t run for reelection
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler announced Monday he will not seek reelection to a fourth term. Butler, whose agency has faced huge obstacles processing the deluge of unemployment claims filed during the...
State Senate GOP leadership committees will work to retain majority
ATLANTA - Georgia Senate Republicans have created two leadership committees to raise money for this year's election campaigns. The committees - Citizens for a Greater Georgia and the Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee - stem from legislation the General Assembly...
Georgia Senate passes permit-less gun carry bill
ATLANTA - Georgians would be able to carry firearms without a permit under controversial legislation the Republican-controlled state Senate passed Monday. Supporters said Senate Bill 319, which passed 34-22 along party lines, wouldn't change state laws governing who...
Georgia Senate appropriators OK raises for state workers, teachers
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate's budget-writing committee approved a $29.9 billion mid-year state budget Monday with raises for teachers and state employees and a $1.6 billion refund for Georgia taxpayers. The mid-year budget covering state spending through the end of...
Raffensperger calling on Georgia businesses to boycott Russia
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking Georgia companies and investors to stop doing business with Russia in solidarity with Ukraine. “I am calling on all Georgians to do their part to support...
Georgia lawmakers eyeing bill to jump-start stalled medical marijuana program
ATLANTA - In 2019, the General Assembly created a commission to launch a medical marijuana program in Georgia by awarding licenses to companies to grow the leaf crop and convert it into low-THC cannabis oil. Three years later, not a single patient has received a...
Fort Stewart troops ordered to Europe following Russian invasion of Ukraine
ATLANTA - Troops from Georgia's Fort Stewart will make up the major portion of 7,000 U.S. service members being deployed to Europe following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered troops from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team...
Savannah port poised for major capacity growth
ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah is about to launch a major expansion to keep pace with its growing business. The port's capacity will increase by 60% to 9.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containerized cargo by 2025, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA)...