Public Service Commission calling attention to false rooftop solar ads
Tricia Pridemore ATLANTA - The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is going after bad actors in the rooftop solar industry. Commission Chairman Tricia Pridemore has sent a letter urging state Attorney General Chris Carr to protect Georgia homeowners from rooftop...
Cathy Cox to become next president at Georgia College & State University
Cathy Cox ATLANTA - Former Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox has been chosen as the sole finalist to become president of Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. Cox, who has spent 14 years in academia since leaving state government, currently...
Census data finds nation, Georgia more urban and racially diverse
ATLANTA - The United States, including Georgia, became more urban and more diverse during the last decade, according to U.S. Census results released Thursday. The first detailed data from the 2020 Census covering cities, counties and census blocks showed the...
State reaches monetary settlement with abusive debt collections agency
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr ATLANTA - A Texas-based debt collections agency has agreed to a $19.8 million settlement with the state of Georgia to resolve allegations that the company violated state and federal fair business practices laws. Turtle Creek Assets...
Georgia Senate takes up mandatory school attendance age bill
State Sen. Chuck Payne ATLANTA - The General Assembly is taking another look at legislation that would raise the mandatory school attendance age in Georgia from 16 to 17. A state Senate study committee created to take up a bill introduced this year by Sen. Lester...
Georgia enjoys record-setting economic development numbers despite COVID-19
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks with reporters outside Amazon's new warehouse in Gwinnett County on Sept. 1, 2020. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Georgia set records for jobs and economic development investments during the last fiscal year despite the coronavirus pandemic,...
Raffensperger calls for constitutional amendment aimed at noncitizens voting in Georgia
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called on the General Assembly Wednesday to pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting non-U.S. citizens from voting in state elections. While such a prohibition...
Raffensperger announces investment and business fair
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ATLANTA - Georgia-based businesses that have taken advantage of the state’s decade-old Invest Georgia Exemption (IGE) will take part in an investment and business fair later this month inside the state Capitol. Secretary...