Buttigieg plugs Senate infrastructure bill in metro Atlanta
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ATLANTA - The Biden administration Friday completed a weeklong push for a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill now before the U.S. Senate with the appearance of a third Cabinet official in metro Atlanta. Transportation...
University System of Georgia launching first all-online degree programs
Rodney Carr ATLANTA - When the coronavirus pandemic struck Georgia in March of last year, Georgia’s colleges and universities suddenly had to switch to online instruction to protect students and teachers from the virus. Now, the University System of Georgia is...
Kemp defends voluntary approach to fighting COVID-19
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp Friday defended his decision not to impose mask-wearing or vaccination mandates on Georgians to stem the latest surge in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. “I don’t believe we need to have a dictatorship in government telling...
Georgia Supreme Court going back to remote oral arguments
Georgia Chief Justice David Nahmias ATLANTA - This month’s oral arguments before the Georgia Supreme Court will be held remotely, Chief Justice David Nahmias announced Thursday. Word that the high court was going back to online proceedings came less than a week after...
Initial jobless claims up in Georgia
ATLANTA - First-time unemployment claims in Georgia rose by 1,421 last week to 13,406, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The department has paid almost $23 billion in state and federal jobless benefits since the coronavirus pandemic began 17 months ago...
Survey finds health care, economic aid top priority for federal COVID-19 relief money
ATLANTA - Health care and economic assistance should get top priority when it comes to spending $4.8 billion in federal COVID-19 relief Georgia is receiving through the American Rescue Plan (ARP), according to a new poll. The survey of 1,042 registered Georgia voters...
Ossoff seeking to codify right to vote in federal law
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - The right of Americans to vote in federal elections would be codified in federal law for the first time under legislation introduced this week by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. The Right to Vote Act is aimed at new laws around the country...
Raffensperger sends out second round of notices to ‘non-contact’ Georgia voters
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ATLANTA - The Georgia Secretary of State’s office is sending notices this week to 185,666 Georgians who haven’t had any contact with the state’s elections system for at least five years. Secretary of State Brad...