Georgia maintains momentum with company expansions
ATLANTA -- It was another boom year for Georgia, as businesses continued flocking to the state, burnishing its record as the No. 1 place to do business. A record-breaking $26.3 billion flowed into the Peach State for the fiscal year that ended June 30, as companies...
Georgia farmers, foresters still awaiting disaster relief a year after Helene
ATLANTA - It's been nearly a year since Hurricane Helene tore through a large swath of South Georgia during the last week of September, killing 37 and causing widespread flooding and power outages. While blocked roads have long been cleared and power restored, Georgia...
Health insurance changes coming to Georgia
ATLANTA -- Health-care advocates warned Thursday that Georgia residents who have to find their own insurance in the government marketplace should expect significant rate increases next year. Insurance companies are filing rate increase requests with...
Valdosta State president leaving for California post
ATLANTA - Valdosta State University President Richard Carvajal is stepping down to take a position as president of California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. Carvajal will remain at VSU through the end of the current semester before taking up his new job on...
Georgia lawmakers coming to grips with mill closings
ATLANTA - The impact of International Paper's decision to close two pulp and paper mills in Coastal Georgia at the end of this month will spread far beyond those workers directly affected, state Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper said Wednesday. "This is more...
Democratic candidate for governor leaving state Senate post
ATLANTA -- Georgia Democrats are losing a member of the state Senate as he gears up his campaign for next year's Democratic primary for governor. Sen. Jason Esteves, D-Atlanta, said Wednesday that he is resigning from the Senate "because the best way I can serve the...
Another Republican running for state school superintendent
ATLANTA -- A former Democrat who switched to Republican in the Georgia House of Representatives is challenging longtime State School Superintendent Richard Woods for next year's GOP nomination. Mesha Mainor, who clashed with Democrats over her support for private...
Georgia awaits federal vaccine guidance but could chart own course
ATLANTA -- Georgia's public health agency is awaiting federal recommendations before setting its own COVID-19 vaccination policy but is willing to "play a larger leadership role" if there are disagreements, the state's top health official said Tuesday. Georgia might...