Peach Tree Times

Hispanic voters in Georgia shift to Republican Party: '[Democratic] values do not align with the Latino community'

By Karen Kidd | Oct 10, 2022

Hispanic voters nationwide are switching from the Democrat party to the Republican party; that is true in Georgia, as well.

Georgia has 4,000 charging stations, but Toyota exec says the market for electric vehicles not 'mature enough'

By Karen Kidd | Aug 26, 2022

The United States, including Georgia, isn't ready to fully adopt electric vehicles (EVs), and hybrids continue to be a better alternative for the near term, a high-ranking Toyota executive said in a Wall Street Journal story last week.

Heisenberg Report: Biden 'owns' Georgia's electricity price hikes

By Karen Kidd | Apr 28, 2022

President Joe Biden's administration has been pushing Russia's war in Ukraine and a #PutinPriceHike narrative for price hikes but Georgians may recall an online news portal's assertions otherwise weeks before the invasion

Ralston: 'I'm really, really disappointed' that medical marijuana bill is tabled in Georgia Senate

By Karen Kidd | Apr 16, 2022

Georgia's House Speaker David Ralston voiced his disapproval after a bill that would allow open selection of companies that produce and sell medical marijuana oil failed in the state Senate.

Thirteen-year-old Georgia Tech student plans to major in aerospace engineering

By Karen Kidd | Sep 5, 2021

Thirteen-year-old Caleb Anderson is now a couple of weeks into his first semester at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta and, like any other student, he's a bit nervous.

Gov. Kemp pushes incentives over mandates as AJC reports anti-vaxxers shut down vaccination event, are harassing health workers

By Karen Kidd | Sep 5, 2021

As anti-vaxxers reportedly used harassment to stop people from exercising their right to be vaccinated against COVID, Gov. Brian Kemp earlier this week pushed incentives and other assistance rather than mandates.

Kemp 'delivering on our promise to expand rural broadband' in Georgia

By Karen Kidd | Jun 30, 2021

Broadband is on its way to "every corner" of Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp promised on Twitter.

Georgia Tech professor warns inflation may 'overflow the pot'

By Karen Kidd | Jun 21, 2021

Decisions by the Biden administration, the Federal Reserve Bank and commercial banks will determine how devastating inflation may become, a Georgia Tech economics professor told the Peach Tree Times.

Georgia Supreme Court denies appeal in case over full-size hospital for Columbia County

By Karen Kidd | Jun 7, 2021

Doctors Hospital's longtime struggle to bring a full-size hospital to Columbia County is at an end following a Georgia Supreme Court decision earlier this month, but plans for a free-standing emergency room in Evans, Georgia, will move forward.

From Georgia Business Daily

'Perfect' COVID-19 jobless claims take month as Georgia's system pays 'carefully' not 'quickly,' state labor commissioner says

By Karen Kidd | 5 years ago

"Perfect" COVID-19 jobless claims take month as Georgia's system pays