Big home-stretch fundraising in Loeffler, Collins, Warnock U.S. Senate race
Candidates vying for U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s seat from Georgia hauled in big fundraising dollars down the home stretch ahead of the Nov. 3 special election.
Food processing and packaging plant coming to Americus
ATLANTA - A supplier of steak, beef, pork and chicken products will bring its eastern U.S. headquarters to Americus, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. Idaho-based BandD Foods also will build a food processing and packaging facility in Sumter County, a $15 million...
Georgia Power service cutoffs rising since end of COVID-19 moratorium
ATLANTA - The number of Georgia Power customers who have had their service disconnected for nonpayment is rising steadily since the state Public Service Commission (PSC) lifted a pandemic-driven temporary moratorium on disconnections in July. In a document filed with...
Meeting growing demand for broadband in rural Georgia tough task
ATLANTA - Rural Georgians from business owners to teachers to elected officials know one of the region’s biggest challenges is inadequate internet connectivity, particularly amid a pandemic that is forcing people to stay home. But the lack of population density in...
Ossoff sets quarterly fundraising record for Senate candidate from Georgia
Democrat Jon Ossoff (left) is looking to unseat U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga. ATLANTA - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff raised more than $21.3 million during the third quarter in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. David Perdue, Ossoff’s campaign reported....
Unemployment rises in Georgia but initial claims fall
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Unemployment in Georgia rose last month, but first-time unemployment claims fell significantly, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s unemployment rate in September was up 0.7% from August to...
Gov. Kemp rolls out Washington-approved health-insurance reforms
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled a “Georgia-centric” health-care reform plan Thursday based on newly won federal approval of two waivers to expand health-insurance coverage outside the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Kemp joined Seema...
QAnon backer Marjorie Taylor Greene endorses Kelly Loeffler for Senate
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler speaks at the State Capitol after qualifying for the 2020 election on March 2, 2020. (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler landed an endorsement Thursday from fellow Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of the...