Dual enrollment changes to help reduce costs, tighten oversight: audit
A tidying up for Georgia’s dual enrollment program that state lawmakers passed earlier this year should help rein in costs and tighten what courses high schoolers can claim as college credits, according to a recent state audit.
State launches broadband availability map
ATLANTA - Rural Georgians have complained for years about the lack of broadband connectivity in their communities. Now, the exact extent of the problem will be known for the first time, thanks to a new broadband availability map published by the state Department of...
U.S. Senate candidate Warnock raises more than $2.85 million in second quarter
Rev. Raphael Warnock of Ebenezer Baptist Church (Credit: Warnock for Georgia) ATLANTA - The Rev. Raphael Warnock raised more than $2.85 million during the last three months in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat, the Atlanta minister’s campaign reported Thursday. Warnock,...
Dog tests positive for coronavirus in Georgia
A dog has tested positive for coronavirus in Georgia, marking the state’s first case of COVID-19 found in a dog.
University system Board of Regents puts stamp on fiscal ’21 budget
University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia Board of Regents signed off Wednesday on a fiscal 2021 budget that includes $2.3 billion in state funds. The regents got their marching orders last week when the General...
Kemp, health experts urge mask wearing in Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp is holding off on ordering a statewide mandate to wear masks in Georgia as positive cases of coronavirus and hospitalizations are on the rise.
Ossoff posts strong fund-raising results for second quarter
Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff raised more than $3.45 million during the last three months in his bid to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue, the Ossoff campaign reported Wednesday. More than $2.35 million of that amount came...
Georgia schools budget adopted with $950 million in cuts
Georgia school officials adopted a budget for the upcoming school year Tuesday that cuts roughly $950 million in funds for basic classroom education due to economic pains from the coronavirus pandemic. The 2021 fiscal year budget has also been trimmed to reduce funds...