Governor suspends gas sales tax
-News Release- Governor Brian P. Kemp today declared a state of emergency due to global market volatility and suspended the state's motor fuel excise tax for a period of 30 days. The suspension will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 29 and run through October 29. The governor's executive order declaring the state ...
Sep 28, 2026
DPH confirms more measles cases
-News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed two additional measles cases associated with the outbreak at a metro Atlanta daycare. This brings the outbreak total to 10 cases. Including these additional cases, Georgia has 16 confirmed measles cases so far in 2026. DPH continues to work to i...
Sep 14, 2026
Warnock Calls for Data Center Moratorium After Visiting Open AI Sit
-News Release- Last week, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) called for a statewide moratorium on all data center construction after visiting the proposed site of OpenAI's new 3.2-gigawatt data center in Effingham County. Ahead of this announcement, the Senator met with several residents who raised serious co...
Sep 5, 2026
DPH confirms more measles cases
-News Release- The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three additional measles cases associated with the measles case confirmed August 18, for a total of 8 cases associated with the current outbreak. This outbreak is associated with a daycare setting in the metro Atlanta area; the children were eit...
Sep 5, 2026
Georgia DPS urges safe driving this holiday weekend
-Georgia Department of Public Safety- Thousands of Georgians are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend as summer comes to an unofficial close. The Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds motorists that Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Officers will conduct high-...
Sep 2, 2026



