State News Archives - Page 18 of 46 - Mountain Country Radio

Chronic absenteeism affects economy, crime

Wednesday, September 24 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Chronic absenteeism affects the dropout rate, which in turn affects crime and the economy, Georgia lawmakers were told. The House of Representatives and the Senate... Read More.

Republicans hang on to Georgia Senate seat

Wednesday, September 24 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Despite a strong showing by Democrat Debra Shigley in August, Republicans held on to the District 21 Senate seat. Shigley won the most votes in... Read More.

Carr says 53 sheriffs backing his gubernatorial campaign

Tuesday, September 23 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – It's the battle of endorsements between Attorney General Chris Carr and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, with Carr coming out swinging on Tuesday with endorsements from 53 county sheriffs. ... Read More.

Democrats eying special Georgia Senate election

Monday, September 22 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A state Senate seat that was reliably Republican during the 2024 election is drawing the attention of Georgia Democrats. Democrat Debra Shigley won 8,444 of... Read More.

Cobb superintendent says two teachers gone over Kirk comments

Friday, September 19 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Cobb County School Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said teachers should never be the "cheerleaders" for a school shooter as he addressed the suspension of some educators over their comments about Charlie Kirk's murder. ... Read More.

Election official says funding needed for ballot-counting change

Friday, September 19 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Ethan Compton told a House panel that not using QR code to tabulate ballots is a step forward in transparency, but funding is a barrier. ... Read More.

Georgia job counts reach all-time highs in health care, hospitality

Thursday, September 18 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Georgia's job counts reached all-time highs in two sectors in August, the Department of Labor said Thursday. The Peach State recorded 627,200 jobs in health... Read More.

Lawmakers pledge not to raise grocery tax to eliminate income tax

Wednesday, September 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The Senate Special Committee on Eliminating Georgia's Income Tax agreed not to consider increasing the state sales tax on groceries as a replacement for the reduction or elimination of the state income tax. ... Read More.

Raffensperger enters Georgia’s gubernatorial race

Wednesday, September 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Wednesday he is entering the 2026 governor's race and called himself a "job creator and bold, Christian conservative with a proven track record of doing the right thing." ... Read More.

Virginia leads coalition of AGs in religious liberties suit

Tuesday, September 16 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Virginia is leading 21 states in a federal appeals case that could decide how much control religious organizations have in choosing their employees. The case,... Read More.

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