To most who knew Bruce Thompson, he was more than a conservative Republican who served in the Georgia Senate before he was elected two years ago as the statewide labor commissioner.

Oysters were a source of sustenance for centuries before the Georgia colony’s founding. A century ago, when canned oysters were a staple, the state’s annual oyster crop topped 8 million pounds a year.

This community nestled in the North Georgia mountains faces a prospect partly of its own making: It overwhelmingly backed ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-staff on Saturday. Kemp’s executive order to fly ...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on state buildings and grounds on Saturday. The order was ...

In honor of recently passed Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson, Gov. Brian Kemp ordered flags across the state to be ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...

Along with three other states, Marshall sued the Department of Labor for “ to force collective bargaining on Alabama farmers.

Two more federal judges have blocked parts of the new H-2A regulations intended to grant workers more protection from ...

This story was produced through a collaboration between Daily Yonder and Climate Central. Julia Elman (Climate Central) contributed data reporting. When ...

Amid the partial, temporary closure of an Oklahoma City United Parcel Service facility, more than 300 employees will be laid ...

A Federal judge in Kentucky granted an injunction that prevents the Department of Labor from Enforcing the “Final Rule” in ...