Three Georgia cities land state housing grants
ATLANTA - Three Georgia cities are recipients of the latest round of grant funding through the state's Rural Workforce Housing Initiative, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. More than $5 million will go toward infrastructure development and 140 housing units in the...
Trump chooses Loeffler to head Small Business Administration
ATLANTA - President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., to head the Small Business Administration. "Small businesses are the backbone of our great economy," Trump wrote Wednesday on his social media site. "Kelly will bring her...
Trump moves to dismiss Georgia election interference case
ATLANTA - President-elect Donald Trump's legal team asked the state Court of Appeals Wednesday to dismiss an indictment charging him with trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. In a five-page filing, three of Trump's lawyers argued that since...
Six Georgia communities receive site development grants
ATLANTA - Six local development authorities have been awarded $9.3 million in grants through a new state program aimed at fostering economic development in rural communities, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The OneGeorgia Authority's Rural Site Development...
Fulton court hears challenge to state Senate subpoena of Fani Willis
ATLANTA - Former Gov. Roy Barnes accused state Senate Republicans Tuesday of pursuing a "vendetta" in issuing a subpoena for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to testify about alleged misconduct in the 2020 election interference case. "This was nothing but...
Georgia lawmakers call for balanced approach to AI
ATLANTA - The General Assembly should pass legislation that regulates artificial intelligence without stifling innovation, a state Senate study committee recommended Tuesday. The Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence, which held eight meetings this summer...
Georgia PSC certifies battery storage projects
ATLANTA - The state Public Service Commission (PSC) voted unanimously Tuesday to certify Georgia Power's plan to build battery energy storage systems (BESS) at four locations. The Atlanta-based utility's proposal, which was approved without discussion, will add 500...
Republican governors urge Congress to pass Farm Bill
ATLANTA - A group of 17 Republican governors has sent a joint letter to Congress urging passage of an updated Farm Bill. The most recent Farm Bill, which federal lawmakers approved early in President-elect Donald Trump's first term in the White House, expired in...