Two maps, two visions: Georgia’s balance of power for next decade hangs in the balance
ATLANTA - Democrats and Republicans will converge at the state Capitol Nov. 3 to begin redrawing Georgia’s congressional districts, a once-a-decade exercise to accommodate population shifts reflected in the U.S. Census. Both parties are offering vastly different...
Tributes pour in for longtime Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore
https://youtu.be/cM58cU7QFfw ATLANTA - Jovita Moore, one of metro Atlanta’s longest-tenured news anchors, died overnight after a battle with brain cancer. Her passing was confirmed by WSB-TV Channel 2, where she had been employed since 1998. Moore was diagnosed in...
Kemp announces $110- million violent crime initiative
https://youtu.be/A2_Y5xZJX5A ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday that $110 million is being dedicated to combat violent crime in the state. Kemp also announced plans to establish a violent crime task force that, he said, will help local district attorneys...
Major win for Georgia’s two senators: reconciliation bill includes Medicaid expansion
https://youtu.be/0iQPK3bFQ8I President Joe Biden’s revised - but still massive - infrastructure spending bill includes several major wins for Georgia’s two Democratic U.S. senators. The $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill was announced late Thursday morning after days...
High-tech semiconductor plant coming to Covington, Newton County
ATLANTA — A $473 million first-of-its-kind semiconductor plant will be opening in Newton County, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office announced Thursday morning. SKC, a subsidiary of SK Group, and several business partners will manufacture glass-based substrates for...
Senate Democrats release proposed legislative map
ATLANTA - One week from a special legislative session called to redraw Georgia’s legislative and congressional maps, the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus released its proposed legislative district map. The proposal contains 22 districts in which minorities are a...
Ossoff, Warnock continue pushing for Medicaid expansion
https://youtu.be/XbEUUtFsrTA Georgia’s two Democratic U.S. senators said Tuesday they are still working to include a massive Medicaid expansion provision in the Senate’s final spending bill. “We are united in this push and to doing everything we can to ensure that...
Walker picks up endorsements from top two GOP U.S. senators
https://youtu.be/y7pxx6uokp8 Herschel Walker, the UGA football legend who is running for the Georgia GOP Senate nomination, got two big endorsements from Capitol Hill this week. On Monday, Walker was endorsed by U.S. Sen. John Thune of South Dakota. Thune,...