A Henry County judge has dismissed Fulton County, its elections board and the court clerk as defendants in a suit seeking to inspect 147,000 absentee ballots for evidence of counterfeits and fraud.
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended the eviction ban for what will likely be the last time.
Senators Jon Ossoff and the Reverend Raphael Warnock have secured funding to keep Georgians impacted by the pandemic from being evicted, after the moratorium lifts.
And the Atlanta Hawks prepare for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, after last night's win.
In a U.S. House subcommittee meeting Wednesday, Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, agreed that “any flavor of e-cigarette left on the market is likely to encourage youth to start vaping” and that “if FDA banned all flavored e-cigarettes, less kids would continue to vape.”
The FDA is in the process of determining which, if any, e-cigarette manufacturers will be permitted to stay on the market.
In 1992, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found only 21 populations of the flower (Echinacea laevigata) still existed in Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia and listed the species as endangered.
Thursday on Political Rewind: President Joe Biden laid out a strategy for combatting spiraling gun violence in cities across the country, calling for cities to tailor their own plans for using $350 billion from the federal COVID Relief Fund to fight violent crime. The proposal marks a change from calls by liberals to shift funding from police departments in the wake of last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests.
Plus, the U.S. Supreme Court is addressing cases that deal with impactful subjects such as Obamacare and voting laws and procedures. What are the potential implications and repercussions here in Georgia?
Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock have secured funding for a housing voucher to keep people impacted by the pandemic from being evicted. But the money might not stretch far enough.
A Proud Boys supporter and convicted felon accused of making death threats against Senator Warnock has been denied bail.
The Georgia Board of Regents Wednesday selected Teresa MacCartney, a veteran of state higher education and government, to temporarily take command of the state’s university system in July, delaying, at least, former Gov. Sonny Perdue’s chances of landing the job.
Over half of all absentee ballots in Fulton County were returned using drop boxes, according to an analysis of more than 1,500 absentee drop box forms submitted from the November election.
Frank Berry is retiring after six years of heading the state’s main health care agency. He will be replaced by Gov. Brian Kemp’s deputy chief of staff for operations, Caylee Noggle, who will take over as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) on July 1.
Tuesday on Political Rewind: Our panel discussed challenges to Gov. Brian Kemp's reelection. How likely is he to prevail against a possible Republican challenger? And what of Stacey Abrams, the likely Democratic challenger in this race?
Overall, the number of electric vehicles in Georgia — a state that is the future home of SK Innovation, a sprawling plant that will make batteries for Ford and Volkswagen electric models — make up only a little more than 1% of all automobiles newly registered in the state. That small percentage has held steady the last three years.
