U.S. Senate approves infrastructure bill with more than $11B headed to Georgia
ATLANTA - The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan infrastructure spending bill Tuesday that would steer more than $11 billion toward highways, transit, airports and electric vehicle charging stations in Georgia. The $1 trillion legislation, which cleared the Senate 69-30...
University System of Georgia sets record for degrees awarded despite COVID-19
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia (USG) awarded a record 72,929 degrees during the last fiscal year despite the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s 2,050 degrees more than the system awarded in fiscal 2020, representing a 3% increase....
Kemp looking to Georgia businesses to aid fight against crime
Gov. Brian Kemp (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp called on Georgia businesses Tuesday to join him in the fight against violent crime. The recent rise in crime across the state, but particularly in metro Atlanta, poses a threat to Georgia’s economy, Kemp...
Board of Regents OKs University System of Georgia budget request
The Arch at the University of Georgia ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a $2.57 billion fiscal 2023 budget request Tuesday. Although Gov. Brian Kemp has asked state agencies not to ask for more money next year, the system’s budget...
Federal grants to fund studies of coronaviruses at Georgia State
Christopher Basler ATLANTA - A professor at Georgia State University has received federal grants to study two coronaviruses, the school announced Monday. Christopher Basler, director of Georgia State’s Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, will use a $387,534 grant to...
Poll puts Walker at top among potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates
ATLANTA - Herschel Walker is not running for the U.S. Senate, at least for now, but he would be the strongest Republican in the race to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, according to a new poll. Walker, a University of Georgia football icon, trailed Warnock 48%...
Burt Jones enters race for lieutenant governor
State Sen. Burt Jones ATLANTA - State Sen. Burt Jones has become the third candidate to enter next year’s Republican race for lieutenant governor. Jones, R-Jackson, who runs an insurance business, filed paperwork Friday to seek the post being vacated by GOP Lt. Gov....
Georgia tax collections up slightly in first month of new fiscal year
ATLANTA - The new state fiscal year began last month with a slight increase in tax collections, the Georgia Department of Revenue reported Friday. The revenue agency brought in $2.16 billion in taxes in July, up just 0.4% compared to July of last year. The slight...