Under pressure, postmaster general says he will delay cuts till after election
(Washington) — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said Tuesday that he will halt a series of sweeping policy changes to the U.S. Postal Service until...
Kemp, GOP chair predict tough fight as Dems stream online convention
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and the state GOP chairman said they expect a hard-fought battle over Georgia’s 16 electoral votes this fall as a...
College football financial losses in Georgia could be staggering
Gov. Brian Kemp, while refusing to require face masks in Georgia’s public areas, for months instead dangled the incentive of preserving a 2020 college...
State election officials expect smoother November after June’s hard lessons
Georgia election officials are banking on the lessons learned from a rocky June 9 general primary and a calmer Aug. 11 runoff will pay...
Kemp renews COVID-19 restrictions, expands local authority on mask mandates
Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order on Saturday extending current statewide COVID-19 restrictions. The order extends the shelter in place order for the medically...
State lawmaker who belittled John Lewis is stripped of committee chair
A Republican lawmaker was once again stripped of a leadership role in the state House of Representatives, this time for minimizing the achievements of...
Georgia jobless claims drop as state benefits propped up by federal loan
The pot of money set aside for Georgians’ unemployment insurance continues to approach empty despite a promise of a federal lifeline, even as fewer...
Premiums for state health plan to rise roughly 5 percent
Teachers and state employees will face an average hike of 5 percent in health insurance premiums for 2021 coverage.
That would be the first premium...
Coronavirus cases prompt a second Cherokee County school to close
Another Cherokee County high school is suspending in-person classes after more than a dozen students have tested positive for COVID-19 and hundreds more have...
State Election Board OKs online absentee ballot request system
A new online portal for Georgians to request absentee ballot applications is expected to be ready in time for November’s presidential election when millions...
Bottoms, Abrams praise ticket after Biden selects Kamala Harris for VP
Former Vice President Joe Biden has picked California U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, picking his former rival from the Democratic primaries...
State asks for $1.1B federal loan to cover shrinking unemployment fund
Georgia is asking for a $1.1 billion loan from the federal government to help refill the state’s depleted Unemployment Trust Fund, which pays unemployment...