WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * "Escalating Feud": Georgia's GOP Gov Primary "Takes a Nastier Turn" with New Campaign Ethics Complaint Georgia's already-divisive GOP primary has taken "a nastier turn", as a new campaign ethics complaint throws the race between Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and Attorney General Chris Carr into further chaos. New reporting from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution details how "a key ally of Lt. Gov. Bur  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release: * * * 68-Year-Old Moonshiner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Gun Possession Offenses Michael Ferrell Price, a/k/a "Cheese," a Cherokee County drug user, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine from a backwoods shed in which he stored explosive devices, unregistered silencers, machineguns,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Brian Jack, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brian Jack Welcomes Vice President JD Vance to Peachtree City, Champions President Trump's Working Families Tax Cut and Deregulation Efforts * Today, Congressman Brian Jack welcomed the Vice President of the United States JD Vance to Peachtree City to champion President Trump's Working Families Tax Cut and historic deregulation efforts at a local manufacturing facility. Speaking before a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2025: * * * Vacation Vance Fails To Spin Disastrous Budget Bill While Americans Struggle Under Trump's Failing Economy Yesterday, JD Vance traveled to Georgia in an attempt to rebrand Donald Trump's disastrous budget bill as a "working families tax cut." But here's the truth: Working families are getting screwed by Trump's unaffordable agenda, while his billionaire buddies and donors get ric  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Man Guilty of Conspiracy to Defraud Former Political Candidate and Four Other Louisiana Residents Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that, on August 14, 2025, CHASE DUNCAN CAMPBELL ("CAMPBELL"), a resident of Cobb County, Georgia, pled guilty before United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * How do Georgia's taxes stack up against the rest of the nation? * Taxes are always top of mind for voters, whether it's income, property or sales taxes, and lawmakers are constantly weighing how to balance rates with the revenue needed to fund government. Georgia lawmakers this week opened debate on how to ease the state's tax burden -- with some calling for the full elimination of th  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 22 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State trio spend summer interning at Air Force Research Lab Kennesaw State's future scientists made discovery the theme for their summer experiences at a major laboratory. Recent graduate Micah Holston, senior Jack Smith and junior Jonathan Ridley spent the summer interning at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, learning about n  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 23 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State University recognized as Military Support College of Distinction Kennesaw State University is one of two Georgia-based institutions to be named a Military Support College of Distinction, a designation that reflects the University's longstanding excellence in serving military-connected students. The recognition from Colleges of Distinction builds upon KSU's recent Gold-level Militar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- America First Policies issued the following news release: * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Delivers for Georgia's Working Families Rebecca Yardley August 22, 2025 Here in Georgia, we know the value of hard work. From the fields of South Georgia to the small businesses along our Main Streets, it's working families who keep our state strong. But too often, those same families have watched Washington bureaucrats take a greedy bite out of their paychecks while giving lit  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 22 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Presentation to the Senate Study Committee on Enhancing Tourism in Georgia * For more information, contact Tyler Reinagel, Director of Policy and Research | treinagel@csg.org On Aug. 14, 2025, CSG South Director of Policy and Research Tyler Reinagel presented to the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Making Georgia the No. 1 State for Tourism. His te  more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, Aug. 23 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: * * * Connor Bland, Pearce Persaud Research Moral Injury, Resilience in Healthcare Workers Connor Bland and Pearce Persaud dedicated their summer term at Valdosta State University to studying moral injury in the healthcare system and identifying ways to address its contributing factors and help alleviate healthcare workers' psychological distress. Examples of moral injury in the healthcare system might include  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Visits Atlanta Small Business Owners to Discuss the Impact Tariffs, Higher Prices Are Having on Georgia Businesses * On Tuesday, Senator Reverend Warnock visited Xocolatl Chocolate to meet with its owners and discuss the impact the Trump administration's tariffs are having on Georgia small businesses Xocolatl has been forced to pay tariff rates as high as 50% on some of the key ingre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Visits MANA Nutrition to Uplift Organization's Work to Nourish Hungry Children, Georgia's Economy * On Monday, Senator Reverend Warnock visited MANA Nutrition's Pooler facility to meet with the organization's leadership and discuss the importance of protecting federal investments fueling Georgia jobs, humanitarian aid MANA Nutrition was notified earlier this year that its contracts  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Wins Prestigious Constituent Service Award for Hurricane Helene Response * The bipartisan Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) announced Senator Reverend Warnock won the 2025 Democracy Award for Best Constituent Correspondence & Outreach Services This honor was awarded to Senator Warnock to recognize his office's constituent communication on safety and resources during and after  more