The agreement’s opponents also objected to the commission’s decision to freeze rates without the usual months-long process of hearings that would have let the public weigh in on the plan. The ...

As alleged in the indictment, Ivester, the owner and operator of Liberty Medical Inc., used Medicaid recipients’ identification numbers to submit fraudulent claims representing 77,095 pieces of ...

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Tim Echols won the June 17 primary with 75.76% of the vote, easily dispatching challenger Lee Muns of Columbia County. Echols, who lives near Hoschton in the Athens ...

ATLANTA — A program that was intended to improve Georgia’s ranking on indicators of child “well-being” has produced mixed results, according to a state audit. Georgia lawmakers asked for an ...

Critics fear the new law will encourage bullying of transgender youths. They also worry that girls with a masculine appearance will face unwanted scrutiny. The law allows parents to challenge their ...

Georgia Power and the state Public Service Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy (PIA) Staff reached agreement last month to freeze the company’s base rates for the next three years. However, the ...

ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia has joined five other public systems in the South to establish a new accreditation model for their institutions and for higher education broadly. The ...

The HERO program was launched back in 1994. The DOT followed up in 2017 by creating the Coordinated Highway Assistance & Maintenance Program (CHAMP) to patrol Georgia’s interstate highways outside of ...

ATLANTA — A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Thursday against enforcement of a 2024 Georgia law that sought to limit social media companies’ access to children. The Protecting Georgia’s ...

“Cursive writing is more than just a skill — it strengthens fine motor development, improves literacy, and connects students to historical documents in their original form,” the award description says ...

ATLANTA – Georgia’s two U.S. senators have reintroduced legislation to declare Atlanta’s West Hunter Street Baptist Church a National Historic Site in honor of the late civil rights leader Ralph David ...