Senate runoffs in Georgia off to hot start with big-name visitors, attack ads
CUMMING – The hotly contested U.S. Senate runoff races in Georgia got off to a bang this week with packed campaign rallies, new attack ads swarming local television airwaves and visits from both of Florida’s senators.
Gov. Kemp reimposes COVID-19 restrictions in Georgia
Coronavirus (Image: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday he is extending coronavirus-driven social distancing and sanitization restrictions for businesses, gatherings and long-term elderly care facilities in Georgia....
Joe Biden carries Georgia, breaking 28-year Republican run
Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Warm Springs, Ga., last month. (Biden campaign video) ATLANTA - Multiple news outlets projected President-elect Joe Biden the winner of Georgia’s 16 electoral votes Friday, even as a hand recount of the state’s nearly 5...
Coal ash debate to resume in General Assembly
An aerial view of Plant Scherer in Juliette. (File photo) ATLANTA - Legislation requiring all coal ash in Georgia to be stored in lined landfills died in this year’s General Assembly session without so much as a committee vote. But the bill’s backers are vowing to...
Mask orders, distancing needed to curb COVID-19 for holidays, Emory expert says
A top public-health expert in Atlanta is calling for Georgians to double down on social distancing and cities to impose mask mandates amid a surge in COVID-19 infections ahead of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Raffensperger quarantining after wife tests positive for COVID
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ATLANTA - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is self-isolating after his wife tested positive for coronavirus, Raffensperger’s office confirmed Thursday. The news of the secretary of state’s potential exposure...
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation lists endangered sites
Terrell County Courthouse in Dawson, Ga. ATLANTA - The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has released its 2021 list of “10 Places in Peril,” historic sites across the state either threatened by neglect or in danger of demolition or encroaching development. The...
Kemp says more budget cuts unlikely for Georgia agencies amid COVID-19
Gov. Brian Kemp indicated Thursday he does not expect to call for deep budget cuts again after state-funded agencies slashed spending this year to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic in Georgia.