On the Thursday, Feb. 27 edition of Georgia Today: The Georgia Senate passes a midyear budget; Georgia Power could be prevented from passing the cost of data centers onto customers; and an Atlanta school helps preserve African culture by teaching the art of capoeira.
The Academy Awards are March 2, and this year, no one film or actor seems to have a lock on the win. GPB’s Kristi York Wooten breaks down the Oscar nominees and favorites with Atlanta movie expert Stephen Brown.
In the Senate, the budget was the big news as they took a look at HB 67, the House's supplemental 2024-2025 budget. Meanwhile, the House passed over a dozen bills as the countdown to Crossover Day continues.
Georgia's state Senate wants to boost spending on Hurricane Helene relief even more, including creating a grant program that could provide aid to individuals. The state Senate voted 55-1 Wednesday to amend Georgia's current state budget running through June 30.
A Georgia Republican who ran a fringe campaign for governor under the slogan "Jesus, Guns and Babies" says she's running for Congress in 2026. Kandiss Taylor announced her campaign for southeast Georgia's 1st Congressional District during a Tuesday appearance on Steve Bannon's "War Room" podcast.
The Georgia State Election Board has voted to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena against a conservative group that had alleged ballot stuffing in the state after the group was unable to produce evidence to support its claims.
A federal appeals court is considering whether to dismiss a massive effort to force a vote on an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that city officials say is nearly complete. The appeals court had been silent for more than 14 months after hearing arguments in 2023 over whether nonresidents can collect signatures as part of the "Stop Cop City" referendum effort.
Dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts overwhelmingly approved a six-year contract Tuesday, averting the threat of a strike that could have crippled the economy.
Small towns in America create a sense of community, belonging and timelessness that big cities often lack. HGTV recently highlighted one in Georgia: Cartersville.
The BioLab facility in Conyers is offering voluntary severance packages to employees seeking other job opportunities as the plant remains partially closed.
On the Feb. 28 Georgia Today: Georgia cotton growers are projected to grow 21% less; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivers State of the City address; lawmakers address a statewide teacher shortage.
Georgia public schools are short more than 5,300 teachers, and lawmakers are considering a new fix—bringing more retired teachers back to the classroom.
The BioLab facility in Conyers remains partially closed nearly five months after a chemical fire forced thousands of residents to evacuate.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens delivered his annual State of the City business address Tuesday night.
Georgia public schools were short 5,300 teachers as of December, an ongoing problem state lawmakers have been unable to fix. They have a new proposed solution, but it would take awhile to put in place: let more retired teachers return to the classroom with both pay and pensions.
