This week, teachers and educators gathered on the steps of the Capitol building in downtown Atlanta from as far away as Catoosa County in reaction to severe budgets planned for the Georgia Department …
Georgia lawmakers: Block COVID-19 lawsuits against business
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers want to protect businesses and other from being sued if someone blames them for contracting COVID-19, but House members voted Friday for less-extensive protections …
Businesses in small Georgia town find innovative ways to stay afloat during pandemic
Albany, Georgia, saw spikes in coronavirus cases before the rest of the state. Since officials had not come out with guidelines, businesses turned to each other to find ways to make ends meet.
Giant dust plume likely to bring hazy skies to Georgia
“The primary concern is not necessarily weather related,” said Zachary Handlos from the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech. “The big issue is air quality.” Air quality in parts …
Georgia Tech researchers: Colleges too optimistic about social distancing
Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. Working with an undergraduate and graduate student, they put social distancing plans by colleges to a …
Kemp: Georgia Battling Several Coronavirus ‘Hot Spots’
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared that the state is seeing great headway in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, even as he says Georgia is experiencing an uptick in confirmed cases and …
Kemp: No new restrictions as Georgia battles ‘hot spots’
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Friday that he doesn’t plan to implement any additional coronavirus restrictions, even as the state experiences an uptick in confirmed cases and battles hot spots in …
After Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing, Georgia Gov. Signs Hate Crimes Legislation
The killing of Ahmaud Arbery prompted calls for the state to pass a hate crimes law. Until Friday, Georgia had been one of just four states without one on the books.
Georgia lawmaker calls for removal of embattled DA
A Georgia lawmaker is calling for the removal of the Brunswick’s district attorney, whose office has been accused of mishandling the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Irish punter moving from dairy farm to Georgia Tech
Trading Gaelic footballs for American footballs, Shanahan was booting the pigskin on his uncle’s dairy farm in southwest Ireland. “I had a lot of young calves watching me curiously,” he said. “Every …