Trump tariffs have Georgia businesses nervous
ATLANTA - President Donald Trump's decision on Wednesday to pause a huge hike in tariffs on dozens of countries for 90 days gave the slumping stock market a bump. But that surge was short-lived amid investors' fears that tariffs remained historically high - 25% on...
Democrats pitch expansion of child tax credit
ATLANTA - The annual federal child tax credit will shrink in half at the end of the year, falling to $1,000 if Congress does not intervene. Most of the Democrats in the U.S. Senate, including Georgia's Raphael Warnock, are calling not only to prevent that from...
Measles outbreak spreading from Texas, but Georgia remains unaffected
ATLANTA - The surge of measles infections in West Texas connected with the death of two children is prompting Georgia health officials to stress the importance of vaccination against the highly contagious disease. "It's a really very unique and very, very large...
Ossoff, Georgia Republicans tout fundraising successes
ATLANTA - Democrats and Republicans are boasting of their fundraising success early in what is an off-year for elections in Georgia. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., raised more than $11 million during the first quarter of this year, the most ever raised by a Senate...
Regents to vote on consolidating Georgia Southern, East Georgia State College
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents will vote next week on a proposal to consolidate Georgia Southern University and East Georgia State College. The university system launched a wave of consolidations back in 2011 under the late Chancellor Hank...
Brunswick port sets monthly record for autos, heavy equipment volumes
ATLANTA - The Port of Brunswick handled an all-time record of 91,360 units of Roll-on/Roll-off cargo last month, up 18% compared to March of last year, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday. As was the case with container trade at the Port of Savannah, higher...
Georgia lawmakers go home early, leaving unfinished business for next year
ATLANTA - Georgia legislators clocked out unusually early Friday night, leaving behind stacks of unfinished bills, many of them torn into pieces for the ceremonial throwing of confetti that marks the final moments of a legislative session. Among the abandoned bills...
Failure of speed-zone cameras bill leaves bad blood between Georgia House and Senate
ATLANTA - An unexpectedly early end to the 2025 General Assembly session Friday night left a bid to put some restrictions on school-zone speed cameras in Georgia on the shelf until next year. While the Georgia House of Representatives was debating a substitute version...