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Insurance Agent, Former Lawmaker in Runoff in Georgia Insurance Commissioner Race
May 21 2026 // Two Democrats, one a longtime insurance agent, will face each other in a June 16 runoff election that will determine who will be on the November general election ballot for Georgia insurance commissioner. Mathis...
Georgia Insurance Agent Kept Comp Premiums, Gave Fake COIs, Board Says
May 15 2026 // A Georgia insurance agent whose license expired a year ago has been charged with diverting workers’ compensation premiums from businesses and providing falsified certificates of insurance. Lucy Margarita Suarez, 33,...
Reporting Shows Georgia Officials Knew Carpet Mills Polluted Local Water
May 7 2026 // Starting in the 1970s, the textile mills of northwest Georgia relied on chemicals known as PFAS to add stain resistance to the carpets they manufactured. Some of the chemicals that didn’t stick were flushed with the...
Rain Helped, But Georgia Officials Warn That Wildfires Still a Threat
Apr 30 2026 // Officials battling two large wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes in southern Georgia warned Tuesday that firefighters are bracing for a prolonged battle even after weekend rains gave a big boost to containment...
Georgia Governor Candidate Hired Undocumented at His Mansion, Comp Claim Argues
Apr 29 2026 // A workers’ compensation claim has turned into accusations that the billionaire frontrunner in the Georgia governor’s race, a health care executive who has vowed to deport more immigrants, hired illegal...
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