Kemp bans vaccine passports in Georgia
Georgia Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey (right) receives the COVID-19 vaccine as Gov. Brian Kemp (left) watches on Dec. 17, 2020. (Kemp Twitter photo) ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday prohibiting state agencies, state...
Georgia completes purchase of pristine Ceylon tract
The Ceylon tract (Photo Credit: Open Space Institute) ATLANTA - The Georgia Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to acquire 11,662 acres of undeveloped coastal habitat in southeastern Georgia slated to become part of a state wildlife management area. The site...
Butch Miller enters 2022 race for lieutenant governor
Butch Miller ATLANTA - Republicans are starting to step into the vacuum left when GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced last week he would not seek a second term. Georgia Senate Pro Tempore Butch Miller, R-Gainesville, entered the race for lieutenant governor Tuesday....
Georgia Power investing in racial equity, social justice efforts
ATLANTA - Georgia Power Co. and the utility’s nonprofit foundation announced a $75 million, five-year commitment Monday to advancing racial equity and social justice. The money will support initiatives focused on equity in education, criminal justice and economic...
Stone Mountain to downplay Confederate symbols without removing carving
Left to right: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson are carved into the side of Stone Mountain. (Image from Stone Mountain Memorial Association proposals summary) STONE MOUNTAIN – The state board...
Court orders audit of Fulton County absentee ballots from 2020 election
Voters trickle in to cast ballots during the early-voting period at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on Oct. 28, 2020. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - A court ruling Friday set the stage for another review of Georgia’s election results. Henry County Superior Court Judge...
Semiconductor shortage to idle Kia’s Georgia plant for two days
The Kia plant in West Point, Ga., employs more than 2,700 workers. ATLANTA - Georgia’s two U.S. senators are urging Senate leaders to fast-track legislation aimed at preventing shortages of semiconductors, citing next week’s temporary closure of the Kia plant in West...
Judge blocks Army Corps dredging in coastal Georgia
Environmental advocates say springtime harbor dredging in Georgia would harm nesting loggerhead sea turtles. ATLANTA - Environmental advocates opposing a plan to dredge coastal Georgia shipping channels starting this month have won a court victory. U.S. District Judge...