Initial unemployment claims in Georgia fall as jobless face loss of federal benefits
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - First-time unemployment claims in Georgia fell last week even as the state Department of Labor warned recipients that the federal portion of their benefits is about to run out. Jobless Georgians filed 19,183...
Pandemic-plagued Georgia economy on track for recovery next year
Benjamin Ayers ATLANTA - The recession prompted by the coronavirus pandemic is likely over in Georgia, but the state remains far short of a full recovery, a University of Georgia economist said Thursday. Georgia is on track for an economic growth rate of 4% next year,...
Logistics exec: Georgia’s freight capacity needs will require private investment
The Appalachian Regional Port near Chatsworth was built by the Georgia Ports Authority, Murray County and CSX Corp. as a public-private partnership. ATLANTA - Georgia is going to need $135 billion to $150 billion during the next 30 years to keep up with the demand for...
Raffensperger backs election manager’s criticism of President Trump, Georgia senators
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended his top election manager Wednesday, one day after Gabriel Sterling criticized President Donald Trump for continuing to pursue claims of...
‘It has to stop’: Top Georgia election official slams Trump, senators over fraud claims
Georgia’s top election manager ripped into President Donald Trump Tuesday, as well as U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, for not doing more to tamp down unfounded claims of voting fraud after a local election worker was threatened with a noose.
Georgia Senate to hold hearings on 2020 election ‘processes’, ‘improprieties’
Top Republican state lawmakers announced Tuesday they plan to hold hearings later this week on the integrity of Georgia’s election system and to take testimony on alleged “elections improprieties” stemming from the 2020 general election.
Lt. Gov. panel pegs telehealth as long-term boon for Georgia providers
Expect state lawmakers to focus again on health-care and telehealth bills amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia when the General Assembly meets next month to kick off the 2021 legislative session, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan told health-care and technology administrators Tuesday.
Kemp turns to Fulton County for Georgia Supreme Court pick
Shawn Ellen LaGrua ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday he plans to appoint Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shawn Ellen LaGrua to the Georgia Supreme Court. LaGrua will succeed former Justice Keith R. Blackwell, who left the bench last month to join his...