Sierra Club appealing coal ash ruling to Georgia Supreme Court
Coal ash pond ATLANTA - The Sierra Club is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to take up its challenge of Georgia Power’s plan to collect from customers $525 million in coal ash pond closure costs. Both a trial court in Fulton County and the Georgia Court of...
State to acquire green space in Treutlen County
George Michael Troup and his brother Robert built Rosemont Plantation in the early 1800s. ATLANTA - The Georgia Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to accept the donation of more than 3,000 acres of pristine habitat in Treutlen County. The Rosemont Plantation was...
Report suggests increasing penalties for violence against Georgia health-care workers
ATLANTA - A state Senate study committee asked the General Assembly Monday to consider stiffening penalties for violent attacks on Georgia health-care workers. But new legislation addressing the issue is unlikely because criminal justice experts believe existing law...
Georgia tax collections increase in November for fifth straight month
ATLANTA - Georgia tax revenues rose again last month, continuing a positive trend of increases that began with the start of the current fiscal year in July. The state Department of Revenue brought in $2.29 billion in November, up 17% over November of last year, the...
UPDATE: David Perdue to challenge Gov. Kemp in Republican primary
Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue Monday announced he will challenge Gov. Brian Kemp in next May’s Republican primary. Perdue is an ally of former President Donald Trump, who has been urging him for months to...
David Perdue to challenge Gov. Kemp in Republican primary
Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue is expected to announce his candidacy for Georgia governor as soon as today, Washington, D.C.-based Politico reported Sunday. Perdue is an ally of former President Donald...
John King sworn in as Georgia insurance commissioner
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King (right) shakes hands with Gov. Brian Kemp Friday at a swearing-in ceremony inside the state Capitol. ATLANTA - Former Doraville Police Chief John King was officially sworn in Friday as Georgia’s insurance commissioner. King...
Independent redistricting commissions getting mixed results
ATLANTA - Invariably, the once-a-decade partisan redrawing of congressional and legislative districts in Georgia is accompanied by calls for taking that task away from the General Assembly and giving it to an independent commission. Just as surely, leaders of the...