State gearing up to divide big pot of federal COVID-19 relief money
ATLANTA - Christmas is coming early this year for local governments, businesses and nonprofits in Georgia struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Starting Aug. 1, the state will be accepting applications for $4.8 billion in federal funding earmarked for...
Plant Vogtle project encounters new delays, higher costs
The cooling tower of a third nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle looms in the distance. ATLANTA - Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle is being delayed again due to “productivity challenges” and additional time needing for testing and quality assurance, the...
Kemp puts up more state funds for fighting crime
Colonel Chris Wright is commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety. ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is committing up to $2 million from the Governor’s Emergency Fund to the state Department of Public Safety’s Crime Suppression Unit. Kemp’s announcement...
State Department of Education creates new office to focus on rural Georgia
Bronwyn Ragan-Martin ATLANTA - Rural education in Georgia is getting special attention in the form of a new office within the state Department of Education that will focus on the needs of rural schools. The Office of Rural Education and Innovation will be headed by...
Legislative Democrats call for adding Medicaid expansion to special session
Georgia Rep. Matthew Wilson ATLANTA - Democrats in the Republican-controlled General Assembly are asking GOP Gov. Brian Kemp to add Medicaid expansion to the legislature’s upcoming redistricting special session. A letter dated Tuesday signed by 67 Democratic members...
Port of Savannah enjoys record fiscal year despite pandemic disruptions
Port of Savannah ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah has become the first container port in the Southeast or on the Gulf Coast to move more than 5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo in one year. The port handled 5.3 million TEUs during fiscal 2021, which...
Cloud computing being added to Georgia Career Pathways program
ATLANTA - Georgia high schools soon will be offering a new career pathway aimed at filling the growing number of technology jobs in the Peach State. The state Board of Education has approved State School Superintendent Richard Woods’ recommendation to launch a career...
State commission awards six licenses to grow marijuana, manufacture cannabis oil
Marijuana for medicinal purposes must be grown indoors in Georgia under close supervision. ATLANTA - The state commission in charge of Georgia’s medical marijuana program has announced its intent to award six licenses to companies to grow the leaf crop and convert it...