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WEB5 days ago · Georgia unemployment increases for fourth straight month. by Dave Williams | Sep 19, 2024. ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate rose in August for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state's jobless rate of 3.6% last month was up two-tenths from July's 3.4% but still six-tenths lower than the national...
Property owners appeal Sandersville Railroad condemnation order
WEB8 hours ago · The Hanson Spur is expected to generate more than $1.5 million in annual economic benefits for Hancock County and the city of Sparta, Sandersville Railroad wrote in a news release following the Sept. 4 commission vote approving the eminent domain order. The property owners’ appeal was filed in Fulton County Superior Court.
Trump promises to restore U.S leadership in manufacturing
WEB9 hours ago · ATLANTA – Former President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to make the United States a “manufacturing powerhouse” if voters return him to the White House. At a rally in Savannah devoted primarily to the economy, the Republican nominee for president said he would restore manufacturing jobs through substantial tariffs …
State Board of Election to investigate counties accused of refusing ...
WEB12 hours ago · ATLANTA – The State Election Board is launching an investigation into allegations that local election boards in eight counties are routinely thwarting citizen activists’ challenges of thousands of voter registrations. The five-member board voted 3-0 Monday to direct Mike Coan, the board’s executive director, to look into how challenges ...
Georgia lands federal funds to get the lead out of school water
WEBAug 23, 2024 · ATLANTA – Georgia will receive $1.15 million in federal funds to help schools and child-care centers reduce lead in drinking water. The Georgia funding is part of a $26 million allocation nationwide by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which will be used by 55 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
New congressional map proposes major changes in Atlanta’s …
WEBDec 1, 2023 · Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, embraced the Senate’s congressional map on Friday. “This map meets the promise we made when this process began: it fully complies with the judge’s order, while also following Georgia’s traditional redistricting principles,” Burns said. “We look forward to passing this fair redistricting ...
Harris wraps South Georgia campaign swing with Savannah rally
WEBAug 29, 2024 · ATLANTA – Vice President Kamala Harris capped a two-day campaign swing through South Georgia late Thursday afternoon with a rally in Savannah. The newly minted Democratic presidential nominee pulled no punches in describing the race against Republican former President Donald Trump as an uphill battle. “This is …
State Election Board doubles down on rules changes
WEBAug 19, 2024 · ATLANTA – For the second time this month, the Republican-controlled State Election Board approved a change to Georgia’s election rules critics say could make it easier to delay the official vote count this fall. The change, which passed 3-2, requires local election officials to submit to the secretary of state a report reconciling the total ...
General Assembly starts slowly but likely to pick up soon
WEBJan 8, 2024 · ATLANTA – The 2024 General Assembly session got off to a slow start under the Gold Dome Monday. With Democratic and Republican leaders already have been chosen last year at the start of the two-year legislative term, there were …
Expected surge in Medicaid enrollment behind state spending …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · ATLANTA – The Georgia Board of Community Health approved a $5.7 billion budget request for fiscal 2026 Thursday for the agency that runs the state’s Medicaid program. That represents a $347 million increase over the Department of Community Health’s (DCH) current spending plan, which took …