GA Gas Tax Suspension Extended

The supply chain state of emergency was also extended Monday.

Draconids Kick Up Fall Meteor Shower Season In Georgia

The Draconids run Thursday through Monday, Oct. 6-10, peaking Saturday and Sunday, according to the American Meteor Society.

Georgians With Disabilities Ask Statewide Candidates About Labor Issues, Waiver Access

As he spoke into the microphone, Carmine Vera posed a question that may be unusual at any other candidate forum.

Kia Plant CEO Tells State Lawmakers Affordable Housing Shortage Hurting Worker Recruitment

Kia's assembly plant in West Point opened in 2008, with more than enough workers available to produce the first cars.

Georgia Election Officials, Voting Systems CEO Vouch For Machine's Security Ahead Of Midterms

The president of the Dominion Voting Systems defended the integrity of the company's voting equipment Wednesday.

Georgia Ports Authority Approves $60M Terminal Expansion In Brunswick

The $60M is for upgrades to its Colonel’s Island Terminal in Brunswick, the country’s second busiest port for total roll-on, roll-off cargo.

Proposed Federal Legislation Would Establish Independent Oversight Over Federal Prisons

The legislation would also require the Department of Justice’s inspector general to report its findings and recommendations publicly.

U.S. Treasury Department Awards $125M To Georgia-Based Financial Institutions

The Georgia-based institution programs support community financial institutions to help small and minority-owned businesses.

10 Georgia Billionaires Are On Forbes 400 List of Ultra Wealthy

The list shows a decline in net worth for multiple billionaires from Georgia in 2022.

Opponents Complain Georgia Power's Planned Rate Hike Will Squeeze Household Budgets

At the onset of Georgia Power's case, lawyers advocating for the public's interest pressed officials to disclose whether rates would rise.

Virginia Governor Rallies With Kemp To Aid Bid For Suburban Atlanta Votes

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp hit the Atlanta suburbs Tuesday in hopes of firing up conservative voters in that area.

President Roosevelt's Actions Are Recalled In Commentary

None of us was around in 1901, when President Theodore Roosevelt used his iconic monocle to squint 121 years into the future.

Hurricane Ian: Georgia On Alert For Impact As Storm Reaches Florida

Hurricane Ian is anticipated to hit Georgia as a tropical storm Friday.

Georgia Power Rate Hike Plan Gets Days In The Sun, As Utility Plans To Hand Customers The Tab

Georgia Power's proposal for a $200 increase to the average household's yearly electricity costs is set to kick into high gear.

Warnock Pitches Plan To Extend Veteran Benefits To Surviving Gold Star Spouses Who Remarry

David McCracken made it back safely to his home in Tyrone after being deployed to Iraq, but came back complaining of headaches.

Atlanta's Airport To Receive $18.4M Federal Grant To Reconstruct Aging Taxiways

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a more than $18.4 million grant to reconstruct taxiways at the world's busiest airport.

Georgia Fire Departments Receive $3.5M In Federal Grants

The money is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.

Georgia Will Pay $71M To Receive Water From Lake Lanier As 'Tri-State Water Wars' End With Pact

The deal is a significant development in the seemingly never-ending fight over water.

Georgia Taxpayers Could Foot A $400K Bill For New Election Equipment In Coffee County

The state decided to send the equipment after "unauthorized individuals" accessed equipment that should have been secured per state law.

Atlanta Has Started Two Pilot Guaranteed Income Programs

The program was launched earlier this year in the wake of the COVID pandemic that gives $500 a month to 300 Atlanta residents.

Hurricane Ian: Kemp Declares State of Emergency

Hurricane Ian is expected to reach the Georgia coast as a tropical storm overnight Friday.

Georgia's Best High Schools: New Rankings Released

Here are the top schools in the state, according to a new ranking by education platform Niche.

Kemp Braces For Possible Impact From Hurricane Ian

Gov. Brian Kemp ordered the activation of the State Operations Center in preparation for Hurricane Ian.

Georgia's Public Referendum Law At Stake, As Spaceport Fight Reaches Supreme Court

Union Carbide's decision to back out of a land deal for a Camden County spaceport has sparked more lawsuits ahead of next month's hearing.

Sleepy Coffee County Wakes To National Spotlight With 2021 Voting Machine Breach Videos

"Coffee County is coping with making national news for all the wrong reasons," according to the report.

Brantley County Residents Still Hope To Lay Waste To Landfill Approved By State EPD

By the time residents of rural Brantley County realized a promising new project was a 100-acre landfill, it may have already been too late.

Nonprofits, Governments Team Up To Help People Keep A Roof Overhead Amid Georgia Housing Crisis

It is in Atlanta's housing market, where exorbitant home prices and high rents are excluding even many middle-class families.

Georgia's $6.5B In Film Subsidies Add Up To $416K Per Each New Industry Job

Georgia officials pride themselves on tax credits for the movie industry, but a leading economist says tax credits don't benefit the state.

Georgia Law Enforcement Officers Ask Legislature For Wage Increases Due To Retention Issues

Representatives from state and local agencies detailed the difficulties they have hiring and retaining officers.

Timeline Announced For Cash Payments From Kemp

Emailed prepaid Mastercards from the state will be sent by Oct. 11 while physical cards will take longer.

Georgia Officials Report Unemployment Rates On The Rise In The Peach State

Peach State labor officials said all Regional Commissions saw an increase in unemployment rates in August.

Bipartisan Committee Investigating Issues With Georgia's Literacy Programs

The committee will determine whether low literacy impacts the state's competitiveness.

Bipartisan Committee Investigating Issues With Georgia's Literacy Programs

They will study state programs providing literacy instruction to Georgians; determine whether low literacy impacts state's competitiveness.

Kemp's Cash Payments Of Up To $350 Begin This Week

The cash assistance is for people who were enrolled in Medicaid, SNAP or TANF by July 31.

Georgia's Kemp Announces Next Round Of $30.8M In Federal Grants For Homelessness, Affordable Housing

Georgia is turning to federal COVID-19 relief dollars for homelessness and housing insecurity grants.

Georgia's $130M Plan For Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Receives Federal Approval

With this approval, the Department of Transportation can start planning how state will spend roughly $130M to pay for charging stations.

Georgia Woman Dies After Falling From Maine Cliff Walk

Romona Gowens of Calhoun, Georgia, fell near Scarborough after the railing she was leaning on broke, police said.

Georgia Democrats Plan Gun Control Push In Legislature In The Next Session

Among the proposed legislation is a measure to prohibit supplying a semiautomatic assault weapon to anyone under the age of 21 years.

Report Reveals 'Shocking Long-Term Gaps In Federal Oversight' Over Prison Deaths

The problems spanned many years over multiple administrations, and committee staffers said there is widespread blame for the oversight.

Traffic At Georgia Ports Increased In August

In August, the ports handled 575,513 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 89,918 TEUs, or 18.5%, over August 2021.