Gift cards for gaming machines in Georgia draw praise
Coin-operated machine supporters pressed state lawmakers Thursday to see the virtues of a new option to award gift cards as winnings instead of just lottery tickets, gasoline and in-store merchandise in Georgia convenience stores.
South Georgia business leader to head state’s Rural Strike Team
Brian Marlowe ATLANTA - A Tifton business leader will lead the state’s efforts to attract more businesses to rural Georgia and expand those already there. Gov. Brian Kemp Wednesday announced Tift County Development Authority President and CEO Brian Marlowe will join...
Georgia seeing huge early-voting numbers for Nov. 3 election
Georgians are turning out to vote in record-breaking numbers both by mail and at local polling places during the early voting period less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 election.
Poll shows Trump, Biden still tied in Georgia
ATLANTA - A new poll shows President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden running even in Georgia with Election Day just two weeks away, as are Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and Democratic opponent Jon Ossoff. The same poll of 759 likely Georgia voters...
Former health-care executive headed to prison for holding up PPE shipments
U.S. Attorney Bjung J. "BJay" Pak ATLANTA - A former health-care executive in Gwinnett County has been sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison for delaying the shipment of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus pandemic. Christopher...
Georgia school chief pitches plan to slice away year-end tests
Georgia public school officials have released a plan calling for the number of year-end tests required for the state’s K-12 students to be drastically reduced and replaced with assessments and coursework tailored more to individual students.
Georgia joins federal antitrust suit against Google
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr ATLANTA - Georgia and 10 other states joined the Justice Department Tuesday in filing a lawsuit aimed at preventing Google from unlawfully maintaining monopolies through anticompetitive and exclusionary practices. The suit accuses...
Candidates square off in debate for U.S. Senate seat from Georgia
Candidates vying for U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s seat from Georgia squared off for the first time in a debate Monday that touched on the coronavirus response, criminal justice reforms and concerns that not all challengers are getting a fair shake in the crowded free-for-all race.