Warnock, Ossoff applaud Biden’s choice as Northern District of Georgia U.S. attorney
President Joe Biden has nominated Ryan Buchanan to serve as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, a move that has drawn the praise of the state’s two Democratic U.S. senators. Buchanan has served as assistant U.S. attorney for the district since...
Port of Savannah’s Mason Mega Rail Terminal open for business
Mason Mega Rail Terminal, Port of Savannah ATLANTA - Officials at the Port of Savannah cut the ribbon Friday on the Mason Mega Rail Terminal, a project that will immediately increase rail capacity to and from the port by more than 30%. A first set of nine new rail...
Some hiccups expected in rollout of federal infrastructure spending bill
ATLANTA - The bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill Congress passed early this month promises massive investments in Georgia highways and bridges, public transit, electric-vehicle charging stations and broadband deployment. But some of the...
State Senate approves Georgia House map; Congressional districts next on agenda
ATLANTA — The state Senate took another step Friday toward completing the once-in-a-decade task of redrawing Georgia’s legislative and congressional districts, approving a map drawn by the House of Representatives. The Senate’s Republican majority prevailed 32-21 in a...
Senate committee approves controversial plan to expand Gwinnett commission
ATLANTA — A Georgia Senate committee approved a controversial bill Thursday to almost double the size of the Gwinnett County Commission, one day after it came under heavy fire from Democrats. Senate Bill 6EX is sponsored by state Sens. Clint Dixon, R-Buford, and...
Move to expand Gwinnett County Commission comes under partisan fire
ATLANTA — A move to expand the size of the Gwinnett County Commission came under heavy partisan fire Wednesday in the Georgia Senate. Senate Bill 6EX is sponsored by state Sens. Clint Dixon, R-Buford, and Lee Anderson, R-Grovetown. Dixon and Anderson also have...
Georgia lawmakers pass Republican-backed House redistricting map
Georgia Rep. Bonnie Rich ATLANTA - The Republican-led Georgia House of Representatives adopted new boundaries for the 180 House districts Wednesday. After nearly two hours of debate, the House approved a map proposed by GOP leadership 99-79, voting mostly along...
$340-million metal recycling, copper smelting plant coming to Augusta
https://youtu.be/SWWOKtgavqQ ATLANTA — A $340-million copper smelting and recycling plan is coming to Augusta. Germany-based Aurubis, one of the world’s largest recyclers of copper and precious metals in the world, is building a 150-acre metal recycling plant in...