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Tort reform passes another hurdle in General Assembly

ATLANTA - Comprehensive tort reform legislation Gov. Brian Kemp has made his top priority for the 2025 General Assembly session cleared a committee in the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday. The Republican-backed bill, which the state Senate passed last month...

Barbara Rivera Holmes tapped as labor commissioner

ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp named a Southwest Georgia businesswoman Tuesday to serve as the state's 11th labor commissioner. Barbara Rivera Holmes will step down next week from her role as president and CEO of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce to succeed Bruce...

HR company to build corporate center in Dunwoody

ATLANTA - A human resources company serving small and medium-sized businesses will build a new corporate center in Dunwoody, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. TriNet will invest $15.4 million in the 150,000-square-foot project, expected to create 750 jobs during the...

Georgia Department of Public Safety partnering with ICE

ATLANTA - All 1,100 sworn officers at the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) will receive training from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to help identify and apprehend illegal immigrants considered a public safety risk, Gov. Brian Kemp announced...

Ossoff, Warnock oppose Republican-backed spending bill

ATLANTA - Georgia's two Democratic U.S. senators voted Friday against advancing a temporary spending bill to keep the federal government open through September, charging Republicans with ramming through a harmful "continuing resolution" without consulting Democrats....