Republicans in charge of legislative redistricting, not necessarily in driver’s seat
ATLANTA - In 2011, majority Republicans in the General Assembly drew such heavily partisan legislative maps that the GOP captured a “supermajority” – 38 of 56 seats - in the state Senate the following year. In the Georgia House of Representatives, Republicans fell...
Georgia sets all-time low unemployment record despite pandemic
Georgia Commisioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Georgia posted the strongest employment numbers last month since the coronavirus pandemic began more than a year and a half ago, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Unemployment fell to a record low of...
Democrats release their own congressional map ahead of special session
ATLANTA – The Georgia House and Senate Democratic caucuses Thursday released their own proposed congressional map ahead of the special legislative session starting Nov. 3. The Democrats’ map follows a congressional map the Republican-controlled state Senate put out...
Georgia couple continues to sue Snapchat for catastrophic car crash
ATLANTA – The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case where a metro Atlanta couple is blaming a social media app for a catastrophic car crash. In 2015, Christal McGee, then 19, was using Snapchat’s speed filter to photograph herself driving at a...
Georgia high school graduation rate holds steady
State School Superintendent Richard Woods (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Georgia’s high-school graduation rate remained steady this year despite the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The Peach State posted a graduation rate of 83.7% for the 2020-2021 school term,...
Rising transportation tax revenues show Georgians back to driving, traveling
Georgia Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry ATLANTA - With the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Georgia steadily declining, more and more Georgians are driving and traveling. That encouraging trend is showing up in monthly tax collections reported by the...
Solar developer breaks ground on Southwest Georgia solar farm
ATLANTA - A solar farm to be built in Southwest Georgia will provide clean energy to electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) across the state. Ground was broken Wednesday on the 250-megawatt DeSoto Solar Farm in Lee County. Nashville, Tenn.-based solar developer...
Ad watch: Walker highlights hometown roots in new Senate ad
https://twitter.com/HerschelWalker/status/1450858334463082502?s=20 ATLANTA -- One day after a Republican U.S. Senate rival launched a statewide radio ad campaign, University of Georgia football legend Herschel Walker released a digital ad focusing on his Wrightsville...