Judge tosses lawsuit from Trump backers seeking absentee ballot inspections
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger discussed absentee voting in Georgia on May 28, 2020. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - A Henry County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to inspect 147,000 Fulton County absentee ballots from last November’s...
Cisco expanding to Midtown Atlanta
ATLANTA - The multinational technology company Cisco will expand its metro Atlanta presence with a $41 million talent and collaboration center in the city’s Midtown that will create up to 700 jobs, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. Cisco, which already employs more...
Board of Regents adopts new tenure policy for state university system
The Arch on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents Wednesday approved controversial changes in tenure policies at 25 of the system’s 26 colleges and universities despite opposition from many...
Atlanta has highest homicide increase during COVID, new survey shows
https://youtu.be/i8rX9JzJO2s Atlanta’s homicide rate during the coronavirus pandemic increased more than 50 other major American cities, according to a new survey by the personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub compared the 50 cities based on homicides per...
University System of Georgia faculty taking on tenure policy changes
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents is expected to adopt changes in the tenure system Wednesday strongly opposed by many of the system’s faculty members. “This is the death of tenure and due process in Georgia,” Matthew Boedy, president of the...
Electronics recycling plant opening in Savannah
https://youtu.be/BLwRCERNzAo ATLANTA – Igneo Technologies, a New York-based e-waste recycling company, is opening its first U.S. electronics recycling facility at the Port of Savannah. Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday the $85 million plant will create at least 150...
Ex-state insurance chief sentenced to prison for embezzlement
ATLANTA - Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Tuesday for fraud and money laundering. A federal indictment charged Beck with 37 counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and tax fraud for embezzling...
Stacey Abrams to campaign in Virginia for Terry McAuliffe
https://youtu.be/_yIexLwzQLU Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is heading to Virginia this weekend to campaign for Terry McAuliffe as he attempts to win that state’s governorship. Abrams, who narrowly lost Georgia’s gubernatorial race to Republican Brian Kemp three...