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Georgia budget chief asks state agencies to hold the line on spending requests for new fiscal year
$350 Per Person: Kemp Dedicates $1 Billion for Those on Medicaid, SNAP, TANF
Georgia’s electricity rates lower than national average, but higher than nearly all of its neighbors
How the Foreclosure Rate in Georgia Compares to the Nation
Two Georgia health systems to receive $300M in federal funds
- National News
Study: Remote Learning Meant Younger, Disabled, Minorities, Fell Further Behind
From $39k to $155k, teacher salaries in the U.S. are all over the map
Less demand fuels national gas price drop to below $4 per gallon
Fed study: Ending pandemic unemployment aid connected to ‘substantial rise’ in employment
Report: Labor productivity dropped most since 1948
- Crime & Safety
Georgia Man Sentenced for Trafficking 14-Year-Old
South Georgia Sheriff Arrested on Sexual Battery Charge
NOAA still expects above-normal Atlantic hurricane season
Impairment, Drugs, & Driving: Study Finds Doctors’ Orders Are Often Ineffective, Ignored by Drivers
Georgia Joins Lawsuit Against Jeweler That Defrauded 46K Servicemembers
- Health
Poll: Americans more worried about COVID, less confident in vaccination
Monkeypox outbreak declared national public health emergency
First settlement reached for health-care workers in lawsuit filed over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Public Health Emergency Extension Means Medicaid Eligibility On Hold
Georgia State Research Uses AI for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s, Autism, and More
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- Local Gov’t Around GA
Savannah Council Approves Memorandum to Recruit Its Own US Attorney to Prosecute Federal Offenses
Georgia cities such as Atlanta using COVID-19 relief funds to pay retention bonuses
Jury Finds Suspended Commissioner Guilty of Destroying Records, Lying to Investigators
Georgia’s Cobb County school system allows employees, not teachers, to carry guns at school
Defund the police? Atlanta Police got more money, not less, after George Floyd’s death
- Georgia Legislature
Heightened Level of Openness for Board of Education Meetings Now Law in Georgia
Georgia Senate committee to examine oversight of local developmental authorities
Georgia commission will examine state’s civics education, make recommendations for improvements
Georgia Senate committees to study growth of electric vehicles statewide and HBCU expansion
Georgia House subcommittee to examine recruiting and retention challenges for state’s workforce
- State Politics
Georgia lawmaker would support more funding for Georgia medical board to bolster inspector ranks
Georgia Joins 22-State Suit Over Interstate Travel & Masks
Decision awaited in lawsuit that could block Georgia’s fetal heartbeat law from taking effect
Georgia officials want federal help to pay for electric vehicle infrastructure
Federal appeals court rules that Georgia’s fetal heartbeat bill can take effect
- National Politics
Bipartisan group of lawmakers blast IRS for backlogs, customer service issues
Unclaimed property becomes revenue for some states
U.S. House passes $740 billion green energy, health care package that also expands IRS
Critics: Small businesses in the crosshairs of new IRS auditing ‘army’
Rubio wants Congressional hearings into FBI raid of Trump home
- Local Gov’t Around GA
- Opinions
- Columns
Op-Ed: States embracing tax cuts, but Congress headed in wrong direction
Op-Ed: Celebrate our independence by reflecting on the promise of our republic
Op-Ed: The slippery slope of red flag gun laws
Op-Ed: Student loan forgiveness won’t solve anything
COLUMN: Why Are Local Governments So Quick to Limit Free Speech
- Columns
- Justice & Sunlight
- Courts
Effingham Trial Delayed After State Unsuccessfully Attempts to Exclude Most Defense Witnesses
Fulton County judge declines request to block Georgia’s fetal heartbeat law that bans some abortions
National survey: Majority of Americans believe there’s a two-tiered justice system
Kemp Appoints Judge Hamrick to State-wide Business Court
Jury Finds Suspended Commissioner Guilty of Destroying Records, Lying to Investigators
- Law Enforcement
Kemp Appoints Mike Register as New GBI Director
Georgia State Patrol Pins First Female Pilot
Sheriff’s Office Mourning Passing of Deputy Killed Tragically on Duty
Poll: Americans trust armed citizens more than law enforcement to protect them in mass shooting
Patriotic pups: How one 11-year-old’s idea led to a statewide and national movement
- Courts
State News
(The Center Square) — The head of Georgia’s budget agency is asking state agencies to keep their budgets flat for the upcoming budget process....
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Governor Brian Kemp announced Monday that his administration has dedicated more than $1 billion to the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide cash...
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Georgia’s electricity rates lower than national average, but higher than nearly all of its neighbors
(The Center Square) — The average retail price of electricity in Georgia is 9.93 cents per kilowatt hour, which is higher than most of...
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Demand for single-family homes surged in the past two years, as the coronavirus pandemic prompted people to look for more living space. The increased...
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The Georgia Register of Historic Places gained six new listings whose histories date back to the 19th and 20th centuries. The listings, which were...
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Georgia gas prices increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $4.27 per gallon for regular unleaded...
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Memorial Day weekend marked the unofficial start of summer and a dangerous time of year for young drivers. Nationwide, more than 30 percent of...
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The Coca-Cola Company recently announced a $1 million donation to the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Foundation for its system’s Commercial Truck Driving...
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(The Center Square) — The Georgia Composite Medical Board routinely dismisses an overwhelming majority of the complaints it receives, but unreliable data make it...
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(The Center Square) — Georgia is increasingly dangerous for pedestrians, and a new analysis revealed the state outpaces the increase nationally. In 2021, the...
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Attorney General Chris Carr announced last week that the State of Georgia has joined a $19.2 million multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company. The...
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The recreational and commercial harvest of oysters for human consumption in Georgia’s waters will close at 6 a.m. June 1, 2022, the Georgia Department...
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Georgia’s commercial and recreational food shrimp season will open in the state’s territorial waters at 8 a.m. June 1, 2022, the Georgia Department of...
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