Jobless benefits expiring for almost 400,000 unemployed Georgians
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Nearly 400,000 unemployed Georgians who filed claims with the state Department of Labor last year at this time are going to have refile with the agency to continue receiving benefits. The coronavirus pandemic began...
Georgia Tech finishes tops among Georgia universities for value
A new study found Georgia Tech the best value among the state's public and private universities. ATLANTA - Georgia Tech provides the best value among the Peach State’s public and private universities, according to a new study by a New York-based financial technology...
Georgia Democrats discuss Biden’s infrastructure plan
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan would provide an overdue fix to deteriorating highways while ramping up investment in modern transit including high-speed rail, three members of Georgia’s congressional delegation said Wednesday....
Georgia to ease COVID-19 distancing, gathering restrictions amid vaccine push
Gov. Brian Kemp is set to roll back longstanding COVID-19 distancing restrictions in Georgia amid a mix of relief and concern from local businesses and public-health experts.
Georgia candidates line up early for key 2022 elections
The first wave of candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for key Georgia elective offices including lieutenant governor and secretary of state amid bitter partisan battles over the state’s new election law.
Environmentalists win trust fund protection in otherwise disappointing legislative session
ATLANTA - When the dust settled from this year’s General Assembly session, environmental advocates were looking at some success but mostly disappointments. Lawmakers finally voted to protect state trust funds for environmental cleanup activities after years of failed...
Baseball’s All-Star Game pulling out of Georgia in protest of new voting law
Major League Baseball is pulling the 2021 All-Star Game out of Truist Park in Cobb County. ATLANTA - Major League Baseball announced Friday it is pulling this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia in response to the General Assembly’s passage of an election bill that...
Elections, police, COVID-19 highlight lawmakers’ work in Georgia session
Elections, pandemic recovery and the echoes of last summer’s protests against police in Georgia dominated a 2021 legislative session marked by bitter divisions between Georgia’s political parties.