Kemp vetoes chief labor officer bill
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler opposed legislation to create a chief labor officer in the agency. ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed legislation Monday that would have created the position of chief labor officer within the Georgia Department of Labor. In his...
Georgia business groups warn of growing workforce shortage
ATLANTA - Georgia’s business community is asking the state to suspend federal unemployment benefits Congress approved during the coronavirus pandemic to incentivize out-of-work Georgians to fill jobs that are going begging. In an op-ed released Monday, 14...
Georgia citizen’s arrest overhaul bill signed by Kemp
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Monday overhauling Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law to greatly limit who can detain criminal suspects beyond on-duty police officers.
Major East Coast pipeline shut down by cyberattack
ATLANTA - Gasoline prices could be headed up at the start of the summer driving season following the shutdown of a major pipeline hit by a cyberattack. Alpharetta-based Colonial Pipeline reported Friday it was the victim of an attack involving ransomware that forced...
New Amazon fulfillment center in Savannah to bring 1,000 jobs
ATLANTA - Amazon will build a fulfillment center in Savannah that will create 1,000 full-time jobs, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. The 640,000-square-foot facility, expected to open next year, will use innovative robotics technology to pick, pack, and ship smaller...
Bill to limit cutting police budgets in Georgia signed by Kemp
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Friday to limit how much local governments in Georgia can cut funding for police agencies.
Georgia tourism industry bouncing back from pandemic heading into summer
Weekend visits to Savannah began picking up in June of last year. ATLANTA - When the coronavirus pandemic struck Georgia in March of last year, no industry shut down harder or faster than hospitality. The leisure and hospitality sector lost 223,000 jobs statewide...
Savannah State’s interim president stepping into the job permanently
Kimberly Ballard-Washington ATLANTA - Savannah State University Interim President Kimberly Ballard-Washington is about to take on the job on a permanent basis. Ballard-Washington has been selected sole finalist for the post, system Chancellor Steve Wrigley and Sachin...