State ends fiscal year with revenue uptick after months-long slide
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections rose last month compared to June of last year, but the state ended fiscal 2024 with lower tax revenues than the previous year. The state brought in $3.03 billion in June, up 6.5% compared to the previous June, the Georgia Department...
Warnock introduces stopgap Medicaid expansion bill
ATLANTA - Georgians with incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford private health insurance would receive temporary federal subsidies under legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. The Bridge to Medicaid Act would replace...
Georgia African-American faith leaders unite behind Biden
ATLANTA - Prominent African-American faith leaders gathered at the Georgia Capitol Thursday to support President Joe Biden's re-election bid amid a growing chorus that he should step aside because of his age. The group's news conference came two weeks after Democrat...
Oglethorpe Power upping commitment to natural gas
ATLANTA - Oglethorpe Power is going all-in on natural gas as a source of electrical generation. The Tucker-based utility, which serves 38 electric cooperatives, announced plans Thursday to build two new natural gas projects in Monroe and Talbot counties. The larger of...
Congress passes federal prison oversight bill sponsored by Georgia lawmakers
ATLANTA - Legislation establishing independent oversight of the federal prison system introduced by two members of Georgia's congressional delegation is on its way to President Joe Biden's desk. The U.S. Senate gave final passage to the bipartisan bill on Wednesday....
State gets green light in campaign finance case against voting rights group
ATLANTA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has won a federal appeal allowing his office to move forward with a civil case against a voting rights group founded by two-time Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams. The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this...
Georgia mail delivery ranked worst in the nation
ATLANTA - Georgia ranked worst in the nation in on-time mail delivery during the second quarter of this year, according to a new report from the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General. Only 63.7% of first-class mail in Georgia was delivered on time in April,...
State Election Board gives preliminary OK to certification rule
ATLANTA - The Republican-controlled State Election Board voted Tuesday to move forward with a proposed rule that would give members of local election boards discretion in deciding whether to certify election results. The rule would give counties the authority to...