Felicia Moore headed for runoff in Atlanta mayoral race
Felicia Moore ATLANTA - Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore was headed toward a first-place finish Tuesday night in the city’s mayoral contest. But with 16 candidates in the race, it was clear she would not be able to amass the 50%-plus-one margin needed to...
Republicans release proposed Georgia House map on eve of redistricting session
Georgia House Republican leaders released a proposed state House map late Tuesday. ATLANTA - Georgia House Republican leaders released a proposed map of state House districts late Tuesday less than 12 hours before the General Assembly kicks off its once-a-decade...
Report finds Georgia undercounted in 2020 Census
ATLANTA - The 2020 U.S. Census undercounted Georgia’s population by an estimated 124,438, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit think tank Urban Institute reported Tuesday. Only four more populous states – Texas, California, New York and Florida – experienced higher...
Georgia Power gets OK to recover $2.1B from customers for Plant Vogtle expansion
ATLANTA - Georgia’s utility-regulating agency voted unanimously Tuesday to let Georgia Power pass on to customers $2.1 billion of the costs of completing the first of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle. That figure, which will boost average residential customer...
‘Expect a lot of rhetoric’; Redistricting session convenes Wednesday in Atlanta
ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers will converge at the state Capitol Nov. 3 to begin redrawing Georgia’s political maps, a once-a-decade exercise to accommodate population shifts reflected in the U.S. Census. Democrats and Republicans are offering vastly different visions...
University System of Georgia enrollment sees slight drop
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia (USG) experienced a slight decline in enrollment this fall after seven straight years of growth. Total enrollment at the university system’s 26 colleges and universities stands at 340,638 students, system officials...
Congressional hopeful Meagan Hanson lands endorsements from former legislative colleagues
Meagan Hanson ATLANTA - Several dozen of former Georgia Rep. Meagan Hanson’s former colleagues in the state House of Representatives are endorsing her bid for Congress. The Sandy Springs Republican announced Monday she has picked up endorsements from 35 current and 10...
Kemp files complaint against Biden vaccine mandates; Democrats decry ‘political stunt’
ATLANTA – Georgia has joined six other states in filing a long-threatened complaint against President Joe Biden and other federal agencies over the White House’s COVID vaccine mandates. Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr filed the complaint late last week...