Former Secretary of State staffer running for the office
ATLANTA -- A former lieutenant of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is now running for the top job. Gabriel Sterling filed paperwork to raise money for the Republican nomination Tuesday and indicated Thursday that he will, indeed, campaign for the office....
Activists call for greater scrutiny of data centers
ATLANTA - A citizen activist from Fayette County asked state lawmakers Thursday to carefully consider the effects a wave of data centers is having on local communities. Diana Dietz, a retired public health nurse, told members of a state House subcommittee "giant...
A year later, Apalachee High students recount living through a mass shooting
ATLANTA -- Sasha Contreras was in Spanish class at Apalachee High School when the shooting started on Sept. 4 last year. It was far enough away that she could not hear the gunfire, but an hour earlier she had been in math teacher Ana Cristina Irimie's class. Sasha,...
Magnet manufacturer to build plant in Columbus
ATLANTA - The U.S. subsidiary of a Korea-based manufacturer will invest $223 million to build a rare earth permanent magnet manufacturing plant in Columbus, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The JS Link America project will create more than 520 jobs in Muscogee...
Former CDC leaders worry about the agency’s direction, impact on public health
ATLANTA -- Former leaders of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol Tuesday at the invitation of Democratic lawmakers to express their concerns about the future of the Atlanta-based disease-fighting agency and the...
General Assembly looking to reinvigorate state-run venture capital fund
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers are taking a fresh look at a state-run venture capital fund that was created a dozen years ago. The General Assembly intended to jumpstart Invest Georgia in 2013 with an infusion of $100 million, Charlie Thompson, the fund's board chairman,...
State floating new rules for data centers
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is proposing new rules aimed at allowing the state agency to resume its reviews of new data center projects. The DCA called a temporary pause to state reviews of Development of Regional Impact (DRI) proposals...
Kemp publicly backs Dooley for U.S. Senate
ATLANTA -- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp threw his full support behind football coach Derek Dooley on Saturday, saying he believes the son of legendary Bulldogs coach Vince Dooley can unseat Democrat Jon Ossoff from the U.S. Senate next year. “I am proud to...