A proposal to shorten the workweek is being considered. Employees would work 32 hours without losing pay or benefits. Overtime pay would be given to those who work more than 32 hours.
This idea aims to update labor laws that have been in place for nearly 90 years. The proposal would change existing rules to reflect modern work conditions.
Further details about the proposal are available, including information about the lawmakers who introduced it and the potential impact on workers.
A Coweta County family is pleading with strangers for prayers and donations as their 20-month-old son prepares for a risky, life-saving surgery in New York later this month....
Atanta City Council person Kelsea Bond sponsored a resolution for light rail on the Beltline. She was interviewed in a separate area from a well-attended public gathering in support of the resolution on Sept. 11 at Hop City in the West End. (Photo by Maria Saporta.) " data-large-...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person was killed in a Gwinnett County crash Monday, police said. Police said the accident involved one car and happened at the intersection of Ronald Reagan Parkway and Bethesda Church Road. The road remained blocked as of 6 p.m. This is a d...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 14, 2026
ROME, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Rockmart property owner has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Cedartown police officer after he allegedly entered her enclosed pasture without a warrant and shot and killed her young pet donkey during a late-night search for a missi...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 14, 2026
A southwest Atlanta mother says she is grateful her 9-year-old daughter survived after a massive tree crashed onto their car, trapping the child inside. The incident happened last Wednesday along Stokes Avenue, where the fallen tree remains alongside the heavily damaged vehicle. ...
CHICAGO (Gray News) – Chicago police said a teenage girl was arrested in connection with the death of a 29-year-old man who was pushed from a moving train. The 15-year-old girl, who was identified as a suspect who allegedly pushed the man from a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — As Georgia voters prepare to cast ballots in November, the contest for lieutenant governor is quietly shaping up to be one of the most volatile and consequential crossroads in modern state political history. The race — pitting Democrat Josh McL...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 14, 2026