State & Regional

SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 1, 2026 – Georgia’s ports support 605,616 full- and part-time jobs at Peach State businesses, yielding $44 billion in annual income, according to the latest study from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. “This report confirms what we’ve seen for years: our Ports are exceptional drivers of job creation and…

By Ty Tagami Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA — Growing public concern about license plate reader systems has led a key state senator to consider legislation to limit abuses by police. After nearly weekly news reports of law enforcement officers accused of misusing license plate reader data for personal purposes, such as spying…

By Ty Tagami Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service   ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday suspended all seven members of the Dublin school board over financial mismanagement. State law authorizes the governor to remove school boards that put their district’s accreditation at risk. The private agency Cognia downgraded the Dublin City School District’s…