FanDuel to open technology campus in Midtown Atlanta
ATLANTA - Sports betting hasn’t come to Georgia yet, but the sports betting industry is on its way. FanDuel Group plans to open a technology campus in Atlanta, an investment of more than $15 million that will create more than 900 jobs during the next five years, Gov....
Hearings set on Plant Vogtle expansion’s cost to Georgia Power customers
Plant Vogtle ATLANTA - Georgia energy regulators will decide this fall how much of the costs of building the first of two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle Georgia Power can recover from customers. The state Public Service Commission (PSC) voted unanimously...
Warnock asks feds to slow down review of Spaceport Camden
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga. ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to slow down its review of a plan to build a commercial spaceport in southeastern Georgia. In a letter to the federal agency dated...
Duncan not running for reelection as Georgia lieutenant governor in 2022
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced Monday he will not seek reelection to another term as Georgia’s second-highest state elected official, opening the door for a fierce 2022 campaign between Republicans and Democrats vying to replace him.
New grant to fund Georgia farm-ownership program
ATLANTA - A public-private partnership created to lead efforts to make Georgia the technology capital of the East Coast is getting involved in the farming business. The Partnership for Inclusive Innovation announced the awarding of a $250,000 grant Monday to a program...
Kemp extends emergency order addressing gasoline shortage
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp Friday extended through May 22 an executive order he issued last Monday to address the gasoline shortage that began with the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline. The 5,500-mile pipeline that provides nearly half of the gasoline on the East...
Decision time approaching on Spaceport Camden
ATLANTA - Camden County is pulling out all the stops to win approval of plans to build a commercial spaceport supporters say would represent a huge economic boost for southeastern Georgia. The county spent nearly $825,000 between July 2020 and March of this year on a...
Worker advocates call for broader paid family leave in Georgia
Workers advocates in Georgia are pushing for further expansion of paid family leave after state lawmakers passed legislation to give state employees up to three weeks of time off following the birth of a child.