On Friday was the day expected to be the last day of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for 42 million Americans for who knows how long, due to the federal shutdown. Helpers scrambled to try to fill the gap, even partially.
State leaders gathered for the groundbreaking of the 2000-acre Rivian electric vehicle factory east of Atlanta. Speakers at the ceremony included Gov. Brian Kemp, Newton County officials, and Rivian founder RJ Scaringe.
A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid on a battery factory in Georgia last week has left Atlanta bound for South Korea. The workers had been held at an immigration detention center in southeast Georgia and were bused to Atlanta on Thursday for their flight, which is expected to land in South Korea on Friday afternoon.
Republican Tim Echols has won renomination to the Georgia Public Service Commission in a primary election. Democrats Keisha Waites and Peter Hubbard appear headed to a July 15 runoff in mostly complete returns.
As people across the United States remember those who served and sacrificed on this Memorial Day, Georgia State officials are remembering three from Georgia who died within the last year.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he is passing on running for the senate in next year's midterm elections, a blow to Republicans who spent months courting him to challenge Democratic incumbent.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that he will not make a run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. His decision sets off what's likely to be a competitive Republican race, with multiple candidates seeking to take on incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat.
Georgia is the only state with the death penalty that requires defendants to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are intellectually disabled to be spared execution. That could soon change.
