While election legislation has dominated discussion in the 2021 General Assembly, Georgia lawmakers have a lot of other work to accomplish in the next week. An annual deadline called crossover is …
Georgia Official: Cordele State Farmers Market Isn’t Closing
An official says the Georgia Department of Agriculture has no plans to close the state-funded farmers market in southwest Georgia.
Georgia Lawmakers Have Been Debating Elections, But Other Work Needs Attention In The Next Week
While election legislation has dominated discussion in the 2021 General Assembly, Georgia lawmakers have a lot of other work to accomplish in the next week. An annual deadline called crossover is …
Bills pile up for Georgia lawmakers as key deadline looms
While election legislation has dominated discussion in the 2021 General Assembly, Georgia lawmakers have a lot of other work to accomplish in the next week. An annual deadline called crossover is …
Initial unemployment claims in Georgia continue downward slide
ATLANTA – First-time unemployment claims fell again in Georgia last week, mirroring a decline in jobless claims nationwide as more and more businesses shut down by the coronavirus pandemic reopen.
Sanction the Axis of Mercenary and Terrorist Evil: Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Georgia
BY DAVID BOYAJIAN Azerbaijan deployed thousands of mercenaries in last year’s 44-day war that it and Turkey waged against Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabagh and …
As Georgians get vaccinated against COVID-19, restaurants continue to struggle to stay in business
Nearly 4 out of 10 restaurant operators in the state say it’s unlikely their restaurant will be in business six months from now if there are no additional relief packages from the federal government.
Georgia lawmakers again seek to make college hazing a felony
Georgia lawmakers are seeking to increase penalties for hazing, seeking to honor a Georgia teen who died from alcohol poisoning in 2017 at a Louisiana State University fraternity.
Georgia Supports—and Needs—the American Rescue Plan
The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant economic recession are still wreaking havoc on Georgia communities. President Biden and Congress must act boldly to ensure that working-class Georgians are able to …
School sports bills draw backlash from Georgia transgender advocates
A trio of bills aimed at separating Georgia school sports teams between children assigned male or female at birth have cropped up in the General Assembly, sparking backlash …