Sanders said the fire department gets 50 to 70 calls a year for lift assists, which keep firefighters and vehicles out of service for a half hour or more.
Georgia's Department of Human Services Commissioner says the state has ended the foster child placement process known as hotelling.
Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is responding to requests from lawmakers to remove the QR codes from ballots.
Atlanta is joining a growing list of cities considering banning drivers from turning right on a red light, at least in two of the city's most walkable neighborhoods.
Some local residents and an animal-rights group are protesting plans for a monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia. Opponents are urging the Bainbridge City Council to block plans by a company called Safer Human Medicine.
On the Wednesday, Jan. 17 edition of Georgia Today: A challenge to Georgia's use of electronic voting machines fails; the state ends the foster child placement process known as hoteling; and could Atlanta be the latest city to ban turning right at a red light?
On the Wednesday January 17th edition of Georgia Today: A challenge to Georgia's use of electronic voting machines fails; The state ends the foster child placement process known as hotelling; And could Atlanta be the latest city to ban turning right at a red light?
The Atlanta Braves earlier this week signed a 17-year-old amateur prospect from Venezuela for $5 million dollars. As the Braves recruit new players there, they may benefit from the so-called “Acuña effect.”
For decades, developers have explored what to do with Underground Atlanta. But now, the long vacant downtown retail center is entering a new phase as a grassroots arts hub, recently hiring set designer Marina Skye and artist Mike Stasny to direct the project. GPB’s Jake Cook spoke with Stasny and artist Jamie Shelton at Stasny’s studio space and art venue in Underground Atlanta.
R.E.M., Steely Dan, Timbaland, Hillary Lindsey and Dean Pitchford will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. R.E.M. are behind such alt-rock hits as "Losing My Religion" and "Everybody Hurts." The induction ceremony for the class of 2024 will be held on June 13 in New York City.
A federal judge in Georgia has declined to block part of a sweeping election law that shortened the state's runoff election period to four weeks from nine weeks. The judge said Friday that plaintiffs hadn't proved that the shorter period disproportionately harmed Black voters.
Kemp is spending the week in Switzerland attending the World Economic Forum, meeting business executives and political leaders and taking part in discussion panels.
An Atlanta nonprofit is working to improve the streets for people walking, rolling or riding. This month the group released a draft of its annual list of policy recommendations to improve city infrastructure.