A Mississippi City’s Tax Break Spurred Post-Katrina Building. But Will Homes Stand? August 29, 2025 By Jeff Amy GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Rocking on his front porch overlooking the Mississippi Sound, former Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes questions how...
CDC Shooter Believed COVID Vaccine Made Him Suicidal, Father Tells Police August 12, 2025 By Jeff Amy and Alanna Durkin Richer A Georgia man who opened fire on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters, shooting dozens of rounds...
How an Alleged Ponzi Scheme Left Investors and Politicians in the South Reeling August 4, 2025 By Jeff Amy CEDARTOWN, Ga. (AP) — A federal receiver is on the hunt to recover $140 million lost in an alleged Ponzi...
Georgia Commercial Lender Owner Charged With $140M Ponzi Scheme July 11, 2025 By Jeff Amy NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least...
Georgia Lawmakers Approve $300M in Farm and Timber Tax Breaks After Helene March 24, 2025 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers on Friday approved tax breaks for farmers and timber owners harmed by Hurricane Helene that...
Billions in Hurricane Helene Aid to Farmers to Start Flowing by March 21 March 14, 2025 By Jeff Amy and Russ Bynum ATLANTA (AP) — Tens of billions in aid for victims of Hurricane Helene should start flowing later this month, U.S....
Georgia Lawmakers Push to Ban Automated Speeding-Ticket Cameras March 6, 2025 By Jeff Amy (AP) — Outside Beacon Hill Middle School in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, like along hundreds of roadsides across Georgia,...
Georgia Lawmakers Must Now Fix Differences on Bill to Boost Hurricane Helene Relief March 3, 2025 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Senate wants to boost spending on Hurricane Helene relief even more, including creating a grant...
Georgia Tort Bill Advances After Kemp Makes Concession on Medical Costs February 24, 2025 By Charlotte Kramon and Jeff Amy Georgia senators voted 33-21 on Friday to support Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, but not before some...
Georgia Governor Wins Support for Tort Reform From 3 Skeptical Senators February 18, 2025 By Charlotte Kramon and Jeff Amy Three Republican holdouts in the Georgia Senate got on board with Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, showing...