Biden makes two historic judicial nominations
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden has released two historic federal judgeship nominations in Georgia. Biden nominated Victoria Marie Calvert and Sarah Elisabeth Geraghty late Wednesday for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. If confirmed by the...
House GOP leader McCarthy headlining Georgia Republican dinner
https://youtu.be/xoWZj9qlXTw ATLANTA – U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is headlining the Georgia GOP’s 2021 Chairman’s Dinner next month. Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer made the announcement Wednesday. “McCarthy has worked tirelessly...
Visa to open new hub in Georgia
ATLANTA - Visa will expand its Georgia presence by opening a new hub in Midtown Atlanta, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The project is expected to create about 1,000 jobs in the metro region during the next several years. “Georgia is a growing hub for the...
Georgia State, feds establish National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention
ATLANTA — Georgia State University has partnered with the federal government to open the National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention. The center was established after Amanda Gilmore and Shannon Self-Brown, both staff professors in the school’s Health...
Port of Savannah posts second busiest month ever
Port of Savannah ATLANTA - August was the second busiest month in the Port of Savannah’s history, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) reported Tuesday. The port handled 485,595 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs) last month, a 10% increase over August of last...
Georgia natural resources agency looking to ‘moderate’ social media content
A proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has drawn intense opposition. ATLANTA - Advocates for civil discourse in public policy debates have long bemoaned the proliferation of profanity and other negative comments on social media sites....
Ossoff urges including solar tax credit in reconciliation
As the White House continues its efforts this week to pass President Joe Biden’s signature legislative packages, Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is urging that his solar tax credit legislation be included. Ossoff and several of his Democratic colleagues held a press...
State Rep. Renitta Shannon announces candidacy for lieutenant governor
Georgia Rep. Renitta Shannon ATLANTA - Georgia Rep. Renitta Shannon has entered the increasingly crowded race for lieutenant governor. Shannon, a Democrat from Decatur, announced her candidacy on Monday. Elected to the General Assembly in 2016, Shannon has gained...