No-excuse absentee voting in the crosshairs as Georgia lawmakers eye session
Lawmakers on a state House committee overseeing elections offered a preview Wednesday of the heated debate over changing Georgia’s rules on mail-in ballots and verifying voter signatures set to play out during the upcoming legislative session.
Under-publicized Public Service Commission runoff set for Jan. 5
Daniel Blackman Lauren "Bubba" McDonald ATLANTA - Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoff races are grabbing a huge amount of attention, both inside the Peach State and around the nation. But a third runoff also will be contested on Jan. 5 to decide a seat on the state’s...
Georgia tax professionals plead guilty in $1.2B tax scheme
ATLANTA - Two Georgia men have pleaded guilty for taking part in a wide-ranging tax scheme involving the sale of fraudulent syndicated conservation easement (SCE) tax shelters. According to federal court documents, Stein Agee of Canton and Corey Agee of Atlanta,...
COVID-19 vaccine headed for nursing homes as positive cases soar in Georgia
Seniors and staff in Georgia’s nursing homes are set to start receiving COVID-19 vaccines next week as positive cases continue increasing across the state amid the winter holidays, Gov. Brian Kemp and other officials said Tuesday.
Defense lawyer takes aim at no-knock search warrants
ATLANTA - The evidence police typically obtain through no-knock search warrants aren’t worth the inherent risks of knocking unannounced on a citizen’s door in the middle of the night, a criminal defense lawyer said Tuesday. “No-knock warrants are almost exclusively...
Re-designation of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site clears Congress
Former President Jimmy Carter Legislation aimed at drawing more visitors to former President Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains is on its way to President Donald Trump for his signature. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill on Monday that already had cleared the...
Georgia schools gain option to gut year-end tests amid COVID-19 pandemic
Georgia K-12 public schools have the option not to count year-end tests toward students’ final grades this year due to schooling hardships from the COVID-19 pandemic following a vote Monday by the state Board of Education.
Georgia adding three College and Career academies
Greg Dozier, commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia ATLANTA - The Technical College System of Georgia awarded $9 million in grants Monday to establish new College and Career academies in Appling, Evans and Union counties. Three technical colleges will...