Environmental group releases annual Dirty Dozen report
ATLANTA - The Georgia Water Coalition’s annual Dirty Dozen report highlights a combination of broad concerns over pollution of the state’s rivers, streams and groundwater and threats posed by specific projects. The report, released Tuesday, also includes items...
Warnock, Loeffler square off over health care, insurance in Georgia U.S. Senate race
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her runoff opponent Rev. Raphael Warnock are squaring off over how to bolster health care and insurance coverage amid a bruising stretch of campaign attack ads in Georgia.
New ethylene oxide bill pre-filed in General Assembly
Georgia Rep. Erick Allen ATLANTA - Manufacturers that use the cancer-causing chemical ethylene oxide could face additional restrictions in Georgia under legislation pre-filed in the state House of Representatives. House Bill 3 would require facilities seeking a permit...
Georgia EMCs, telecoms far apart on rural broadband
ATLANTA - Georgia’s electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) and telecom providers remain far apart on how to expand broadband connectivity in rural Georgia with time growing short for the state to decide a key component of the issue. The EMCs want the Georgia...
Biden’s lead in Georgia likely to hold despite 2,600 ballots found in Floyd County
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to maintain his lead in Georgia as a statewide audit of nearly 5 million ballots wraps up shortly, despite the discovery Monday of around 2,600 uncounted ballots in Floyd County that went mostly for President Donald Trump, according to a top state elections official.
Campus free-speech bill first pre-file for 2021 legislative session
ATLANTA - Supporters say the first legislation pre-filed in advance of the 2021 General Assembly session would strike a blow for free speech on Georgia college campuses. But opponents say the “Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act” could lead to...
COVID-19 vaccine looks effective after trials wrap up in Atlanta
Results of final-phase testing for a COVID-19 vaccine partly taking place in Atlanta show nearly 95% effectiveness at preventing the virus, marking a huge breakthrough in the push to end the global pandemic, Emory University researchers announced Monday.
Georgia Supreme Court tosses out case against former judge
Mack Crawford ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court Monday dismissed a disciplinary case against former Superior Court Judge Robert M. “Mack” Crawford, citing the state Judicial Qualifying Commission’s decision not to seek to ban him from judicial office permanently....