Health care a top issue for Democrats vying to be Georgia’s next governor
ATLANTA - The wide-open race for governor of Georgia in the next election will have Democrats assailing Republicans on access to health care and other quality of life issues, as a fourth liberal partisan enters the race. State Rep. Derrick Jackson, a retired naval...
Ringleader in Southwest Georgia bank fraud case headed to prison
ATLANTA - The ringleader of a bank fraud and identity theft scheme in Southwest Georgia involving stolen checks and a fake recruiting website has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison. Jalen Tylee Hill, also known as "Roscoe Hill," 26, of Americus was the last...
Six Georgia lawmakers oppose federal freeze on state-level AI regulation
ATLANTA - Six state legislators from Georgia have signed onto a letter urging members of Congress to oppose a provision tucked inside President Trump's massive budget bill that would freeze state and local regulation of artificial intelligence for 10 years. The...
Bookkeeper charged with bilking elderly client
ATLANTA - A bookkeeper at an accounting firm in Glynn County has been indicted on charges of stealing more than $380,000 from an elderly client. Christie Edwards, 47, of Jacksonville, Fla., is charged with racketeering and theft by taking in connection with a series...
Georgia lawmakers hear ideas for reducing cancer burden
ATLANTA - Lack of access to cancer screening is costing Georgia heartache and money, especially in rural areas with fewer doctors and an aging population, state lawmakers learned Tuesday. It was the second hearing of a study committee of the Georgia House of...
Open houses set for Interstate 16 widening project
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking public input ahead of two planned open houses this month on a plan to widen Interstate 16 west of Savannah. The project would widen the heavily traveled highway from two lanes to three in both...
Brian Strickland launches campaign for attorney general
ATLANTA - State Sen. Brian Strickland entered the 2026 race for Georgia attorney general Tuesday, pledging to uphold Georgia's conservative values against attacks from the Left. "We're proud to run on my reputation as a conservative fighter who knows to win,"...
State tax rebates on the way
ATLANTA - The checks are about to go out in the mail. The Georgia Department of Revenue will begin issuing one-time state income tax refunds to taxpayers this week, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. The General Assembly approved the rebate - the third this decade -...