Georgia Wins $10 Million to Grow Teacher Apprenticeships
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia is getting roughly $10 million in federal money to help people who already work in schools move into classrooms of their own. The Georgia Department of Education says the two grants will widen teacher apprenticeship programs across the state. The larger award, close to $6 million, is a Teacher Quality Partnership
Georgia Early Voting Nears 1.8 Million in Final Week
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia heads into the last stretch of early voting with close to a quarter of its active voters already done. State turnout figures show 1,781,209 ballots accepted through Oct. 26, ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Most of that came at the polls. The Secretary of State’s unofficial dashboard counted 1,698,469
Georgia Drew Down a Record $6.3B From Reserves Last Year
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia’s famous rainy-day pile is still large, but it shrank sharply last year. The state’s annual Revenues and Reserves report, released Monday by the State Accounting Office, shows Georgia pulled about $6.3 billion out of its general fund reserves in the fiscal year that closed June 30, the largest drawdown in state
Georgia and Florida Bring Their Rivalry to a New Stadium
ATLANTA, Ga. — For the first time in its long history, the Georgia-Florida rivalry will be played in Atlanta. The third-ranked Bulldogs and the No. 17 Gators kick off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with the game on ABC. Georgia comes in at 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the Southeastern Conference.
Dream Can Move One Win From WNBA Title in Game 4
ATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Dream get a chance Saturday afternoon to put the Golden State Valkyries on the brink of elimination when the WNBA Finals resume with Game 4 at State Farm Arena. Atlanta holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, and national coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. The Dream rolled to
Georgia Mail Ballot Requests Fall Well Below 2022
ATLANTA, Ga. — The window to ask for a mail-in ballot in Georgia closed Friday, and state numbers show far fewer voters chose that route this year than in the last midterm. Figures from the Georgia Secretary of State showed a little over 160,000 absentee ballot requests heading into the deadline. In the 2022 midterms,
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Hosts Boston College
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech starts the back half of its schedule Saturday with a homecoming date against Boston College at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, and the margin for error is already thin. The Yellow Jackets sit at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the ACC. To reach a bowl for a fourth year
Georgia Rural Health Gets Nearly $219 Million Federal Award
ATLANTA, Ga. — Rural Georgia is in line for nearly $219 million in federal money aimed at putting more doctors and nurses in small towns and helping more patients get care in their own communities, federal health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the award, from the Rural Health Transformation
Charles Barkley Vows Quiet TV Exit, Jabs Aaron Rodgers
ATLANTA, Ga. — Charles Barkley says that when he finally walks away from television, he will not use the exit to settle old scores, and he pointed to Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers as the example he does not plan to follow. Appearing on a satellite radio sports show Wednesday, the Hall of Famer was asked
Georgia Amendment 1 Would Double Farmland Tax Break Limit
ATLANTA, Ga. — The first question Georgia voters see on the Nov. 3 ballot asks whether to let bigger farm and timber owners into one of the state’s most widely used property tax breaks. Amendment 1 would raise the cap on how much land one owner can enroll in the Conservation Use Valuation Assessment program,