Georgia employer facing Labor Dept lawsuit after paying departing staffer in pennies
The U.S. Labor Department has announced a lawsuit against a Georgia auto repair shop owner who paid an employee with more than 91,000 pennies.
Federal program offers cash to cover COVID-19 funeral costs
When Wanda Olson’s son-in-law died in March after contracting COVID-19, she and her daughter had to grapple with more than just their sudden grief. They had to come up with money for a cremation. She and her daughter then learned of a federal program that reimburses families up to $9,000 for funeral costs for loved ones who died of COVID-19.
Micron to open memory design center in Atlanta
Micron’s Atlanta Design Center, which will open for business in January 2022, will create up to 500 jobs across various STEM disciplines, including computer hardware and electrical and electronic engineering.
Remington Firearms, nation’s oldest gunmaker, moves global headquarters to Georgia in $100M, 856-job deal
Remington Firearms, the country’s oldest gun manufacturer, will be moving its headquarters from Ilion, New York, to Georgia, the company announced Monday.
Warnock has spent over $600K in campaign cash on personal security, despite gun control push
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., has spent more than $600,000 on personal security over the past year, despite pushing for gun control, according to new campaign finance data reviewed by FOX Business.
Court says city can ban Confederate flag in veterans parade
A Georgia city did not violate the constitutional rights of a Sons of Confederate Veterans group when it banned the Confederate battle flag from its annual parade honoring veterans of American wars, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Georgia restaurant forced to close after entire staff quits, posts sign on front door
A burrito chain restaurant in Georgia was forced to close after the entire staff quit, citing they all worked seven days a week for the past month.
Lt. Gov. announces plan to combat crime: give tax credits to Georgians who donate to police departments
Georgia's lieutenant governor announced a new plan to combat crime in the state as violence continues to rise in the state and across America.
Dem-backed MLB All-Star Game move cost majority-Black Atlanta tens of millions of dollars
The left-wing push to move Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta in the name of racial equity cost the majority-Black city an estimated $70 million or more, according to experts.
Georgia hospital system hit with ransomware attack following Biden-Putin summit
St. Joseph's/Candler, one of the largest hospital systems in Savannah, Georgia, confirmed it was hit with a ransomware attack on Thursday morning.
Gas shortages wind down as Colonial Pipeline restarts: State-by-state breakdown
Fuel shortages that have slammed the East Coast are starting to wind down as the Colonial Pipeline has restarted service following a cyberattack last week by Russian ransomware group DarkSide.
Ted Cruz: Big corporations becoming ‘the woke enforcers of the Democratic Party’
Se. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, argued on Thursday that big corporations are becoming “the woke enforcers of the Democratic Party” while responding to why he is calling for Major League Baseball’s decades-old antitrust exemption to be revoked.
Larry Kudlow: New York Times reporting on Georgia election law an 'editorial opinion,' not a fact
‘Kudlow’ host Larry Kudlow Wednesday slammed the New York Times for a news piece on the Georgia voting law he called an “editorial opinion, not a fact."
‘The future of our country is on the ballot’ in Georgia: Sen. Loeffler
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., tells ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ Georgia Senate seats are a ‘firewall’ to stop socialism.