A key Georgia Senate panel is expected to move soon to slow the rate of property tax hikes especially prevalent in metro Atlanta by backing legislation to limit how much home assessments can go up to …
GA State House committee approves controversial coastal marshland ownership bill
Courtesy AJC Legislation that would make it easier for owners of marshland property in Georgia under grants that date back to the 1700s to establish that ownership narrowly cleared a state House …
Georgia lawmakers want cockfighting to get the felony treatment
Georgia lawmakers want to make cockfighting, a blood sport banned in the United States but still practiced under the radar, a more serious crime. Why it matters: Georgia is the only state that doesn’t …
Georgia among states ‘critically’ underfunding K-12 public schools
A new report shows Georgia is among the 39 states that “critically underfunds” its K-12 public schools.The report on the state school finance systems from the Albert Shanker Institute found the state …
No monkey business here! Tiny Georgia town in uproar at plans to build a huge $400 MILLION breeding farm for 30,000 long-tailed macaques that will be sold off for animal testing
But locals fear property prices will promise as a result of the facility … came under investigation last year for obtaining wild monkeys that were smuggled from Cambodia. The monkeys were falsely …
What rising beef prices might mean for chicken and Georgia agriculture
That should be relatively good news for Georgia’s poultry industry, which accounts for a massive chunk of the state’s agriculture business. Munisamy, who shared his outlook at UGA’s annual agriculture …
Tybee company makes history with harvest from Georgia’s first floating oyster farm
These containers – 1,200 in all – hold the crop from Georgia’s first open-water oyster farm … Bombs,” which they sell directly to local restaurants through their business, Tybee Oyster Company. “For …
Georgia man arrested following vehicle theft investigation spanning 4 months
LYON COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) – An investigation into a vehicle theft from a western Kentucky business last fall has led to the arrest of a Georgia man. According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, …
Georgia bank robbery suspect found asleep in unsuspecting woman’s home days after crime
A 27-year-old man suspected of robbing a Georgia bank was found sleeping in the home of an unsuspecting woman days after the crime.
Armenia’s Pashinyan off to Georgia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will pay a working visit to Georgia on Friday, his office reported. A regular session of the Armenia-Georgia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic …