by Phil Kent | Sep 8, 2026 | News, News 2
Critics have long maintained, bolstered by media investigations, that the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) is perhaps the most dysfunctional department in state government in need of reform. This is again underscored by Tatnall County State Court Judge...
by Cindy Morley | Sep 8, 2026 | News, News 2
Several weeks ago, state Rep. Marvin Lim, D-Norcross, sent a letter to the Georgia Department of Human Services asking the agency to explain certain mental health parity reports. Now the Atlanta area Democrat is asking DHS to consider additional changes as they...
by Cindy Morley | Sep 4, 2026 | News, News 2
A new study released by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business showed that one out of every eight Georgia jobs is tied to Georgia’s ports’ economic engines – which supports 605,616 full- and part-time jobs and generates $181 billion in economic...
by Baker Owens | Sep 3, 2026 | News, News 2
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper announced this week that six projects have been tentatively selected in the first year of funding through the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund. Joined by the Georgia Farmland Conservation Council (GFCC), Harper...
by Cindy Morley | Sep 3, 2026 | News, News 2
In an effort led by U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-GA, members of the Georgia Republican delegation are urging Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr to issue a legal opinion clarifying a discrepancy in Georgia law that “could prevent law-abiding Georgians from fully...
by Ty Tagami | Sep 2, 2026 | News, News 2
A Stone Mountain rapper will spend six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges involving the theft of thousands of checks from the mail. Shamarri Tache Brooks, 34, pleaded guilty in May to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to...