Corrections staff report nearly 400 drone incidents at Georgia state prisons in 2025
At a budget presentation on Monday, members of the Georgia Department of Corrections told lawmakers that drone and contraband incidents were on the rise.
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Prosecutor moves to drop charges against Donald Trump in Fulton County
Peter Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, filed a motion Wednesday morning to dismiss the indictment of Pres. Donald Trump and his alleged co-conspirators in Fulton County.
Cobb Co. school board says bus fleet is not ‘unsafe;’ will buy 30 new buses
The Cobb County Board of Education approved the purchase of 30 new school buses for the district at a cost of nearly $5 million.
Trump case in Georgia lives on; new prosecutor taking over
Peter J. Skandalakis, the head of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, was appointed to continue the prosecution in the Fulton County indictment of President Donald J. Trump on allegations of election interference.
DeKalb County to hold town hall on proposed data center regulations
DeKalb County officials are holding a town hall meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss a set of proposed regulations for data center construction.
EXCLUSIVE: Qcells furloughs workers, cuts hours amid supply chain issues
Solar panel manufacturer Qcells confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that immediate changes to operations were happening across the company, including its manufacturing plant in Cartersville.
New rules could allow clearing of homeless encampments in Cobb
The Cobb County government is preparing to potentially update its county charter in November and among the amendments included is a set of new regulations that focus on behavior commonly associated with homelessness.
Georgia’s Medicaid work program gets extended
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Georgia’s request to extend the Pathways to Coverage program.
GA Medicaid program has high administrative costs, low enrollment, review says
The Georgia Pathways to coverage program aimed to expand health insurance coverage to low-income Georgians while adding work requirements.
