Judge denies bid to quash challenges to Georgia election law changes
ATLANTA - A federal judge has ruled a series of lawsuits challenging the election reform law the General Assembly enacted last March may move forward. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee Thursday denied motions to dismiss suits filed by civil and voting rights group...
Perdue sets sights on Kemp, Abrams
Forrmer U.S. Sen. and gubernatorial candidate David Perdue (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue plans to make next year’s gubernatorial race a double referendum on what fellow Republican Brian Kemp has done as governor and what Democrat Stacey...
Port of Savannah sets 16th consecutive monthly cargo record
Port of Savannah ATLANTA - Supply chain issues aren’t affecting the Port of Savannah’s ability to move containerized cargo. The port’s Garden City Terminal handled 495,750 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last month, a 6.7% increase over November of last...
Senate passes Ossoff bill targeting opioid epidemic
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - The U.S. Senate has passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., aimed at America’s opioid crisis. The Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act cleared the Senate Wednesday night and now moves to the U.S. House of...
State to expand personal finance education for high school students
State School Superintendent Richard Woods ATLANTA - Georgia high school students soon will be receiving more instruction in how to handle their personal finances. The state Board of Education Thursday approved revisions to the high school economics course that...
State audit criticizes rural jobs, tax credits program
ATLANTA - A rural jobs and tax credits program the state created in 2017 isn’t coming close to paying for itself, a new audit has found. The Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act provides access to capital for small businesses located in rural areas as well as tax...
Fulton County COO tapped to head Atlanta Regional Commission
Anna Roach ATLANTA - The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) has a new executive director. The ARC’s board voted Wednesday to appoint Anna Roach, Fulton County’s chief operating officer since 2017, to head the 11-county planning agency. Roach, 47, will become the ARC’s...
Trump endorsement gives Perdue bump in governor’s race
ATLANTA - A new poll conducted since former U.S. Sen. David Perdue entered the 2022 Republican primary race for governor shows him neck and neck with incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp. Perdue and Kemp each drew support from 34% of 500 likely GOP primary voters when the...