More than $340 million raised in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff races
The four candidates in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff races have reeled in huge donations ahead of the Jan. 5 election, raising more than $340 million between them since mid-October.
COVID-19 vaccines now arriving at Georgia nursing homes
Nursing homes in Georgia began receiving the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday, bringing relief to the state’s most vulnerable group of people who have been hit hard by the virus for more than nine months.
Standard or daylight time? General Assembly may ask Georgia voters
ATLANTA - Georgia Sen. Ben Watson doesn’t care whether the Peach State observes standard time all year or daylight saving time. Watson, R-Savannah, a physician, just wants Georgians to pick one or the other because studies show switching back and forth every six...
Sports betting front and center in renewed legalized gambling debate
Supporters say sports betting could regenerate interest in pro sports at a time COVID-19 has emptied the stands. ATLANTA - Advocates for bringing legalized gambling to Georgia will be back under the Gold Dome next month, pitching the financial benefits of casinos,...
Initial unemployment claims up in Georgia along with uncertainty over new COVID-19 relief
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - First-time unemployment claims increased in Georgia last week as the state Department of Labor began working to implement the new economic stimulus package Congress passed this week. Initial unemployment claims...
COVID-19 stimulus gives Georgia Republicans little relief in U.S. Senate runoffs
Georgia’s U.S. senators wishing for a Christmas runoff gift may have gotten a lump of coal heading into the holiday break instead after plans for political back-patting for a newly passed COVID-19 relief package were demolished.
Free webinars to update small business owners on latest COVID-19 aid package
ATLANTA - The Small Business Development Center at the University of Georgia will offer free online seminars next week to update business owners on the $900 billion coronavirus relief package Congress passed this week. The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental...
Lawsuits target Georgia voter rolls, mail-in ballots in U.S. Senate runoffs
Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs have opened a flood of legal challenges over thousands of registered voters and the state’s rules on absentee ballots with less than two weeks to go until Election Day.