Nearly 300 state employees erroneously received unemployment benefits totaling $6.7 million and averaging $23,700 per employee during the last two pandemic years, the Georgia Office of Inspector General (OIG) reported Wednesday.

Lead exposure can have serious health consequences for children, but only a fraction of Georgia schools have signed up for a free testing program.

A quick survey of the salaries for police officers in rural Southwest Georgia found that some officers started off earning $12.70 per hour, providing further insight into why so many local law enforcement agencies are struggling to recruit new personnel and keep experienced officers on staff.

Recent elections in Georgia have provided ample fodder for Democrats and Republicans reckoning with their respective party’s futures.

Harvesters, processors, manufacturers and others in the food chain have three years to comply with the new record keeping system, effective next month

ATLANTA — After failing to win federal approval to exit the federal insurance marketplace earlier this year, Georgia has established its own health insurance portal directing people to private insurers and brokers to buy health insurance. 

Georgia’s tax credit for video game developers is paying off for the state’s economy, according to an audit released this week.

More registered Georgia voters stayed home than voted in the Dec. 6 runoff, but the state still set midterm voting records this year.

A grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is awarding states over $4 billion in funding over five years.

A joint study on the future of electric transportation in Georgia delivered a series of recommendations this week, but some proposals were tabled for legislators to decide on later.

The final pushes in the runoff between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker represent their markedly different approaches to campaigning.

In a tightened early voting window, Georgians are showing up in force for yet another runoff election.

Georgia Tech researchers have found that the citywide ban on the use of e-scooters and e-bikes at night has added hundreds of thousands of extra hours spent in traffic. 

The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a new management plan, which includes changing the number of visitors allowed each day.

A handful of school districts around the state will transition at least some of their bus fleet to electric buses, thanks to money from the federal government.