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...
Kemp says he won’t order public school students to wear masks
Georgia will not tell school districts to require masks, Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday at a new COVID-19 testing site at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport...
School quarantines pop up across Georgia, Cherokee still hot spot
A Cherokee County high school is going temporarily online after nearly 300 students and staff have been placed on two-week quarantine on the seventh...
Prices on Georgia’s insurance exchange to stay fairly stable
People seeking coverage in the Georgia health insurance exchange for 2021 will see moderate price increases and a similar choice of plans.
All six insurers...
State tax collections rise in July with lift from federal unemployment boost
Georgia’s budget writers ended the week on a somewhat sunnier note after months of economic gloom, with last month’s revenues on an upswing and...
Georgia schools off to bumpy start as virus spreads and mask politics erupt
Schools should not penalize students for sharing concerns about COVID-19 safety, state Superintendent Richard Woods said Friday in a statement seemingly directed at administrators...
Kemp signs police protection bill, calls surprise election-year special session
Gov. Brian Kemp signed off on a controversial bill Wednesday intended to protect police from bias crimes, which he says sends a strong message...
Kemp vetoes bill to increase oversight of health care contracts
Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday vetoed a bill that aimed to bring more transparency and accountability to contractors for state health care plans.
House Bill...