EMCs, telecoms making first forays with broadband across rural Georgia
ATLANTA - The Georgia Public Service Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday to set parameters on legislation the General Assembly passed this year aimed at expanding broadband service in rural Georgia. But electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) and telecom providers...
Amid U.S. Senate runoffs, lawsuit aims to restore 198,000 Georgia voters
Nearly 200,000 Georgia voters may have been improperly purged from the state’s voter rolls and should be restored by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office before the Jan. 5 runoff elections, a lawsuit filed in federal court alleges.
Legislative committee wraps up study of COAM business in Georgia
Gretchen Corbin, Georgia Lottery Corp. ATLANTA - A state Senate study committee created to examine Georgia’s coin-operated amusement machines (COAM) business has wrapped up its work with some recommendations but no specific legislative proposals. In a final report...
Georgia lawmaker indicted for role in fatal hit-and-run crash
Georgia Rep. Trey Kelley ATLANTA - A Polk County grand jury has indicted state Rep. Trey Kelley for reckless conduct for his alleged involvement in the aftermath of a fatal hit-and-run traffic accident last year, Polk Today reported Thursday. The driver of the...
Ralston calls for lawmakers to choose Georgia’s secretary of State
One of Georgia’s most powerful Republican lawmakers wants the General Assembly to pick the state’s chief election official instead of voters following backlash over the 2020 presidential election.
Giuliani again lobs election fraud claims in Georgia House hearing
Georgia lawmakers hosted former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Thursday for a second time to air unchecked claims of fraud in Georgia’s presidential election.
Initial unemployment claims increase in Georgia
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - First-time unemployment claims rose significantly in Georgia last week, mirroring a national increase in joblessness. Initial claims in Georgia were up 13,850 to 33,003, the state Department of Labor reported...
Georgia EMCs, telecom providers far apart on new rural broadband plan
ATLANTA - Both of the main parties disputing the rollout of legislation aimed at expanding broadband service in rural Georgia criticized a new proposal brought to the state Public Service Commission (PSC) Thursday. The PSC’s advisory staff is recommending that...