After more than a year of pandemic lockdown, the tourism industry is preparing for millions of newly vaccinated Americans to catch travel fever. That’s a business opportunity for a third-generation Georgia restaurateur, Stuckey's, whose family name was once synonymous with the great American road trip.
Georgia’s 97% turnover rate for entry-level corrections staff is significantly higher than neighboring Florida, which reached 64% a year after state lawmakers there approved a 10% salary hike for detention officers.
In this morning's headlines, President Joe Biden returns to Georgia to tout his infrastructure and jobs plan at a drive-in rally with his supporters this Thursday.
GPB Morning Edition host Leah Fleming spoke with Georgia poets, Marco Soulo and Signature MiMi, who are expressing through their art what many in the country are feeling. Click to hear how they tap into their voices.
Among this evening's headlines, a new analysis of precinct-level election data shows how Democrats were able to flip both U-S Senate seats. It indicates Republicans have work to do before the 2022 elections.
Stories of unexplained illnesses, cancers and death have been the talk of Juliette, Georgia, for years. The town outside Macon is home to Georgia Power’s Plant Scherer, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the country. Juliette residents say coal ash from the plant is poisoning their water supply. Now, they’re calling for policymakers to help.
The Georgia Lottery is coming off the most successful quarter in its 27-year history. The lottery raised more than $415.8 million in profits for education during January, February and March, an all-time record for a quarter, the Georgia Lottery Corp. reported Thursday.
One aspect of Georgia's election reform is the rule restricting how food and drink can be shared with people waiting in line to cast a ballot. An international charity that fed voters in the last election cycle said the law gets it all wrong.
Cobb County appears poised to become the epicenter of arguments over cityhood in the state Legislature next year, with bills filed to create cities in Lost Mountain, east Cobb and two in south Cobb: Mableton and Vinings.
Friday on Political Rewind: Blue Ridge Republican David Ralston has finished presiding over yet another session as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. It is the election law that will likely be the legacy of the 2021 session. That’s just one of the issues the AJC’s Patricia Murphy and host Bill Nigut discussed with Ralston.
Among this evening's headlines is a story fitting for this Earth Day. There are a number of buildings in the Pacific Northwest and Europe that generate more electricity and potable water than they need, but until now there have been none in the American South.
A new analysis of demographic data from Georgia's November and January elections confirms a larger decline in white rural turnout led to Democrats flipping both U.S. Senate seats, one of the biggest challenges the GOP must tackle ahead of 2022.
