COVID-19 cases rising in Georgia, Kemp urges vigilance for Thanksgiving
Gov. Brian Kemp is urging Georgians to keep distanced and consider outdoor or virtual gatherings this Thanksgiving with COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths on the rise in recent weeks.
The Home Depot settles data breach case with Georgia, 45 other states
ATLANTA - Atlanta-based The Home Depot has agreed to pay a $17.5 million settlement with 46 states including Georgia over a 2014 data breach The settlement, announced Tuesday, resolves a multistate investigation of a data breach involving the payment card information...
State medical cannabis commission looking for growers, manufacturers
ATLANTA - The state panel in charge of Georgia’s medical marijuana program is opening the search for businesses interested in growing the leaf crop and converting it into cannabis oil. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission voted Monday to release a Request...
Georgia set for second election recount, unlikely to probe mail-in signatures
Georgia election officials are gearing up for another recount of the roughly 5 million ballots cast in the state’s presidential election this month following a request over the weekend by President Donald Trump’s campaign.
Georgia Power, Sierra Club wage court battle over coal ash cleanup costs
An aerial view of Georgia Power's Plant Scherer (File photo) ATLANTA - A lawyer for the Sierra Club asked a Fulton County Superior Court judge Monday to prohibit Georgia Power from passing on $525 million in coal ash cleanup costs to its customers. But lawyers for the...
Kemp, Raffensperger certify Georgia election results and Biden win
Gov. Brian Kemp signed off on certifying Georgia’s presidential election results Friday following a hand recount of a record-breaking number of ballots that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden beat President Donald Trump in the state by a slim 12,670 votes.
Pence rallies in Georgia to boost Republican U.S. Senate campaigns
Vice President Mike Pence swung through North Georgia Friday to boost the runoff campaigns for the state’s two Republican senators as they battle strong Democratic contenders for control of the U.S. Senate.
Telecom execs: Business case for rural broadband doesn’t work without lower fees from EMCs
ATLANTA - Telecom companies are ready and willing to invest tens of millions of dollar extending broadband service into rural Georgia, telecom executives told members of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) this week. But they can’t afford to do so unless the...