Stone Mountain Confederate carving, flag proposals set for vote
Proposals to add historical context around the Confederate carving at Stone Mountain are set to face a vote Monday amid calls to remove the controversial monument and backlash from its supporters.
Kemp, Carr blast ‘critical race theory’ approach to education
ATLANTA - An approach to teaching that emphasizes the existence of systemic racism in the United States that has caught the attention of the Biden administration is coming under attack in Georgia and other Republican-led states. Gov. Brian Kemp sent a letter to the...
Unemployment headed down in Georgia
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Georgia’s unemployment rate fell to 4.3% last month, down from 4.5% in March, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. While the number of jobs in April declined by 9,300 from the previous month, it was up by...
DOT Commissioner McMurry lands $100K pay raise
ATLANTA - The chief of the Georgia Department of Transportation will be getting a $100,000 raise making him the third-highest paid unelected agency head in state government. Russell McMurry The State Transportation Board voted unanimously without discussion Thursday...
Biden administration orders halt to detaining immigrants in South Georgia jail
ATLANTA - The Biden administration has ordered the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla and a second county jail in Massachusetts to stop housing immigrant detainees, The Washington Post reported Thursday. An order signed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
Georgia film industry on a roll coming out of pandemic
ATLANTA - Georgia’s film industry is setting records even as the coronavirus pandemic continues dampening activity in other economic sectors. Movies and TV productions filmed in Georgia generated $101 million in wages for members of the International Alliance of...
Georgia labor advocates push to keep $300 federal unemployment benefit
Labor advocates and state lawmakers in Georgia called on Gov. Brian Kemp Wednesday to reverse his decision to end expanded federal unemployment benefits next month, saying the move would hurt low-wage workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Georgia lawmakers look at raising General Assembly retirement benefits
Georgia lawmakers are eying proposals to increase the amount longstanding state legislators receive in retirement benefits once they leave office, potentially upping the monthly payout by hundreds of dollars.