ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed suit against the Biden administration's Department of Labor (DOL) over a new rule that would force agricultural employers to allow temporary foreign-migrant workers to form a union and engage in collective bargaining. "President Biden is using his Department of Labor to burden American farmers, and we're fighting back," said Carr. "At a time when every indu  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, June 15 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: For Chantelle Chapman, research includes bright colors, gouache paints, and a studio--rather than test tubes, safety goggles, a lab coat, and a laboratory. From Chapman's studio came an art project about an extinct bird, the Carolina parakeet, that was declared extinct in 1939. The series of gouache paintings, "Parakeet Lost," built upon research that included visits to museum specimen collectio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 -- The Georgia Department of Revenue issued the following news release: * * * Adjusted YTD Down 4.3% * * * The State of Georgia's net tax collections in May totaled nearly $2.47 billion, for a decrease of $26.3 million or 1.1 percent compared to FY 2023, when net tax collections totaled $2.49 billion for the month. Year-to-date, net tax revenue totaled $29.9 billion, for a decrease of $367.6 million or 1.2 percent compared to the same eleven-month period in FY 202  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Edna Jackson (D-Savannah) was recently selected by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Study Committee on Disaster Mitigation and Resilience. "The Savannah community has experienced our fair share of devastation at the hands of natural disasters throughout our state's history," said Rep. Jackson. "I am grateful to Speaker Burns for recognizing the importance of studying our   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, was named by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as the chairman of the House Study Committee on Assessing the Semester and Quarter Systems at USG and TCSG Institutions. "I want to thank Speaker Burns for appointing me to serve as chairman of this much-needed study committee," said Chairman Blackmon. "Since the  more