Kevin Curtin to join Georgia EMC as senior VP
Kevin Curtin ATLANTA - A longtime telecom lobbyist at the Georgia Capitol is joining Georgia Electric Membership Corp. (EMC). Kevin Curtin will become the utility’s senior vice president of government relations on Oct. 20. He will represent the state’s 41 EMCs before...
Georgia child advocates launch “Mask Up for Kids” ad campaign
ATLANTA - Three child advocacy organizations in Georgia are launching an ad campaign encouraging both adults and children to wear masks to discourage the spread of COVID-19. A series of public service announcements set to begin airing Tuesday features children too...
Herschel Walker raises $3.7M during Senate campaign’s first five weeks
ATLANTA - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker raised $3.7 million during the first five weeks of his campaign to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock. Contributions to the University of Georgia football great came from nearly 50,000 donors...
Georgia lawmakers set to renew debate over legalized gambling
ATLANTA - While the General Assembly gears up for next month’s once-a-decade redrawing of Georgia’s legislative and congressional district maps, lawmakers also will soon renew a much more frequent debate over legalized gambling. Bills that could lead to casinos,...
Augusta leader wants to take food insecurity solution to lawmakers
An Augusta-area resident who has taken on the challenge of bringing healthy food choices to his historically impoverished community plans to take his findings to a special state Senate committee investigating food deserts and food insecurity. Javon Armstrong lives in...
State tax collections robust in September
ATLANTA - Across-the-board increases in tax collections fueled a 30.2% jump in state tax revenues last month over September of last year, the Georgia Department of Revenue reported Friday. In a sure sign of continued economic growth, individual income taxes were up...
Ex-Regent Alford pleads guilty in racketeering scheme, headed to prison
Dean Alford ATLANTA - A former member of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents pleaded guilty to racketeering Thursday and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Dean Alford, who resigned from the board in 2019, admitted he took part in a scheme in which...
Solar tech company to set up shop in Americus
ATLANTA - Georgia’s rapidly growing clean energy industry has scored another success. Solar technologies company NanoPV plans to invest more than $36 million in a manufacturing and distribution facility in Sumter County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. The project...