Lawmakers urged to expedite move to new voting system
ATLANTA -- Lawmakers who want to overhaul the way Georgians vote heard a consistent message Thursday from election chiefs. Hurry up! And give us money. A law backed by Republicans in the General Assembly outlaws the Quick Response (QR) codes that the state's voting...
Georgia’s version of Medicaid had high overhead, federal report finds
ATLANTA -- A federal review of Georgia's unique implementation of Medicaid found that two-thirds of the money went to administrative overhead rather than to medical assistance. The report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office also found that more than half of...
Georgia lawmakers, keen on abolishing income tax, hear from other states without one
ATLANTA -- Georgia Republicans who want to eliminate the state income tax vowed on Wednesday that they would not pay for it by taxing groceries and housing. Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, secured agreement from a largely Republican study committee to neither impose a...
Georgia elections chief running for governor
ATLANTA -- Brad Raffensperger wants to follow the trail of Brian Kemp, who used his title as Georgia secretary of state to launch into the governor's office. Raffensperger joined the field of Republican contenders Wednesday, on a platform that includes more jobs, less...
Rivian holds groundbreaking for electric auto plant
ATLANTA -- Gov. Brian Kemp joined other political leaders near Social Circle Tuesday to turn shovels at a ceremonial groundbreaking for the future Rivian electric automobile plant. The government-subsidized project is expected to create 7,500 jobs by 2030, after...
Georgia high court decision ends Fulton prosecutor’s participation in case against Trump
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday shut the door on Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' election interference case against Donald Trump and his supporters. The high court, in a 4-3 vote, declined to consider Willis' appeal after the Georgia Court...
Former Republican, Duncan, running for governor as Democrat
ATLANTA -- Geoff Duncan, Georgia's former Republican lieutenant governor, is running for governor as a Democrat, putting financial security and political moderation at the center of his campaign. Duncan says in a brief YouTube video that he wants "to make Georgia the...
Landowners near Rivian defeat state demand for legal costs
ATLANTA -- A half dozen landowners who filed a lawsuit that might have halted development of the massive Rivian auto plant near Social Circle do not have to pay some of the legal costs spent by the state to defend the project. Lawyers hired by Georgia and by a local...