Hyundai is rushing to start electric vehicle and battery production at a $7.6 billion complex in coastal Georgia, spurred by federal electric vehicle incentives that reward domestic production.
Georgia will give Hyundai Motor Group a projected $2.1 billion in tax breaks and other incentives to build electric cars and batteries in the state. That amount is up by nearly $300 million after Hyundai and battery make LG Energy Solution announced last month that they would raise their own investment at the complex west of Savannah by more than $2 billion.
Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing him of illegally scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss.
A Georgia agency says it will name a special prosecutor to consider whether the state's Republican lieutenant governor should face criminal charges for efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in the state. Trump and 18 allies were indicted Monday, but Fulton County District Attorney was blocked from seeking an indictment of Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he wants to make it harder for people to file lawsuits and win big legal judgments. Kemp told the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in an appearance Tuesday in Athens that lawsuit suits are driving up insurance and business costs.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appears ready to loosen the purse strings a little after having built a budget surplus that could top $10 billion. The money has been accumulating for three years.
Gov, Brian Kemp is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 1984 ruling that requires federal courts to defer to government agencies’ interpretations of the statutes they enforce.
A celebration of life service at Ebenezer Baptist Church wrapped five days of memorial events in remembrance of Dr. Christine King Farris, the older sister and last living sibling of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. .
Georgia's Department of Public Safety is adding 12 new K-9 officers. The dogs and their handlers got badges Thursday at the governor's mansion in Atlanta, with first lady Marty Kemp providing dog treats.
Kia Corp. will invest $200 million in its Georgia factory to begin producing an electric-powered SUV. The South Korean company said Wednesday that it would hire an additional 200 workers to begin producing its large EV9 vehicle in West Point by early 2024.
Georgia will collect another $5 billion in surplus revenue after the just-concluded budget year. Numbers announced Wednesday by the state Revenue Department show that taxes matched last year's $33 billion, while Gov. Brian Kemp had forecast a steep decrease.
Gov. Brian Kemp is escalating his attack on President Joe Biden's electric vehicle policy. Kemp spoke Tuesday at the groundbreaking for a company that got more than $100 million in federal funding to refine graphite for electric batteries. But Kemp says Biden's infrastructure law wrongly puts the government's "thumb on the scale."