Plant Vogtle nuclear projects hits another delay
ATLANTA - Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle has suffered another scheduling delay, an independent expert wrote this week in testimony filed with the state Public Service Commission (PSC). Recently discovered “construction quality” issues mean the first...
State audit finds high default rate on need-based student loan program
ATLANTA - Georgia’s need-based, low-interest student-loan program has a high default rate that serves to limit its success, a new state audit has found. About 31% of borrowers participating in the Student Access Loan (SAL) program default within three years of...
University professors urging Board of Regents to rescind changes to faculty tenure
The Arch at the University of Georgia ATLANTA - Eight Southern state chapters of a national organization of university professors are asking the University System of Georgia to rescind changes in tenure policies they argue would essentially abolish the tenure system....
Stacey Abrams running for governor next year
ATLANTA - Democrat Stacey Abrams launched a long-anticipated bid for Georgia governor Wednesday, potentially pitting her in a rematch of her 2018 race against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams, a former Georgia House minority leader from Atlanta, posted a video...
Georgia man admits role in attack on U.S. Capitol
ATLANTA - A Georgia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting two law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Kevin Douglas Creek, 47, of Alpharetta, faces up to eight years in prison, three years of supervised probation and a $250,000...
Raffensperger pushing feds to disclose potential collusion on election law challenge
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has filed a lawsuit to prod the Justice Department into acting on a Freedom of Information (FOIA) request the state agency submitted last summer. The request sought...
New report ranks Georgia highways 14th in U.S.
Toll lanes on the Northwest Corridor (left) are an example of highway improvements that could lift Georgia in future rankings. ATLANTA - Georgia’s highway system ranks 14th in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition, according to a new study. The Reason...
Andre Dickens elected Atlanta mayor in runoff
Andre Dickens ATLANTA - Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens was elected the next mayor of Georgia’s capital city Tuesday, easily defeating City Council President Felicia Moore in a runoff. With 75% of the precincts reporting shortly after 11 p.m., Dickens led Moore...