Georgia Power teeing up four battery storage projects
ATLANTA - Georgia Power will build battery energy storage systems (BESS) at four sites across the state, adding 500 megawatts of electrical generating capacity to help meet a growing demand for power primarily by large industrial customers. Battery storage is among a...
Rural jobs, investment dominate Georgia economic growth
ATLANTA - Georgia's economic development efforts are continuing to feature a rural focus. The state Department of Economic Development's Global Commerce team Thursday reported more than $20.3 billion in investment Georgia during the last fiscal year, with 429 facility...
Contraband epidemic plaguing Georgia prison system
ATLANTA - Reduced staffing and aging infrastructure are contributing to an influx of contraband that is driving an increase in criminal activity inside Georgia prisons, the head of the state Department of Corrections said Wednesday. Correctional officers confiscated...
Former Atlanta CFO slapped with three-year prison sentence
ATLANTA - Former Atlanta Chief Financial Officer Jim Beard has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a multi-year scheme to obtain money and property from the city for private use. Beard, 60, who now lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., also must...
Women swimmers back transgender sports ban
ATLANTA - Five former elite-level college women swimmers Tuesday described losing to a transgender athlete in an unfair competition and the trauma they suffered sharing a locker room with Lia Thomas. The five competed in the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships...
Democrats sue State Election Board over rules changes
ATLANTA - The Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party of Georgia are suing to block rules changes the plaintiffs say would let the State Election Board (SEB) delay or prevent certification of election results in November. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Fulton...
Georgia educators rolling out literacy improvement steps
ATLANTA - The state Department of Education (DOE) laid the groundwork for the Georgia Early Literacy Act during the past school year. Now, it's time to implement legislation the General Assembly passed last year aimed at improving the quality of early reading...
Democrats urge Kemp to remove State Election Board members
ATLANTA - Georgia Democrats called on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Monday to remove three GOP members of the State Election Board for approving "11th-hour" changes to state elections laws they say could disrupt the November elections. The board has adopted rules changes...