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The COVID-19 pandemic sent the U.S. unemployment rate up to a post Great Depression high of 14.7% in April 2020. Though the jobless rate...
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GPA sets all-time trade record in May
Georgia, Peach County officials purchase $18.6M megasite in central Georgia
Georgia’s labor force participation rate continues to lag despite record-low unemployment rate
Georgia policy group warns that federal response to inflation will leave the poor further behind
Georgia Secures AAA Bond Rating for 2022
- National News
U.S. Treasury Secretary says recession is not inevitable, CEOs say it is on the way
More teachers, fewer students nationwide despite claims of teacher shortage
Record high diesel prices threaten domino effect to other goods
Moody: Drug dealers using social media to target minors
FDA faces backlash after proposed ban on flavored cigars
- Crime & Safety
- Health
CDC study: Remote learning hurt kids’ mental health
Georgia DPH Moves to Weekly COVID-19 Data Reporting
With opioid deaths on the rise, group asks Biden to label fentanyl weapon of mass destruction
Federal Gov’t Settles with Kroger Over online COVID-19 vaccine registration accessibility
Red Cross in Desperate Need of Donations Amid Omicron Surge
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- Local Gov’t Around GA
Georgia Man Suing County Commission for Removing Him from Public Meeting
93-year-old Bulloch Resident Address Commissioners About High Taxes, Property Assessments
Atlanta Regional Commission to use $45M in federal funds for transit projects
As Statesboro Budget Balloons, City Preps for Tax Increases – Now, Later, or Both
Effingham Co. Cites ORR ‘Miscommunication’ After Attorney General Intervention
- Georgia Legislature
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
Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud
Georgia Legislature passes college free speech bill
Georgia lawmakers approve $30.2 billion budget as 2022 session draws to a close
- State Politics
Elected Officials Respond to the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Decision
Georgia Republicans hopeful that state can reinstitute fetal heartbeat law that restricts abortion
Reynolds Out as Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation
State attorneys general ask Department of Justice to investigate violence against pro-life groups
Georgia congressman wants to prevent cancellation of federal student loan debt
- National Politics
Bill would give drone pilots same tax-free status as soldiers in combat zones
Bipartisan group of attorneys general urge crackdown on THC ‘copycat’ products
Biden calls for federal and state gas tax holidays, a move critics call a ‘gimmick’
26 AGs urge Supreme Court reverse California’s agricultural animal confinement law
Supreme Court overturns ban preventing religious schools from receiving state funding
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Ga Supreme Court Orders Public Reprimand of Judge Who Admonished Bondsman for Social Media Post
Judge Sentences Former Effingham Co. Jailer to 50 Years in Prison
Johnson Sentenced in Stabbing of Effingham Sheriff’s Deputy
Supreme Court Denies Presnell’s Habeas Appeal
Combative Tone Dominates Day 2 of Trial for Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Effingham Deputy
- Law Enforcement
GBI Arrests Telfair County Sheriff’s Office Deputy
Combative Tone Dominates Day 2 of Trial for Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Effingham Deputy
Trial Begins for Man Who Stabbed Effingham Deputy 6 Years Ago
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
Georgia State Patrol Graduates 111th Trooper School
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The Georgia Ports Authority moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in...
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(The Center Square) — The state of Georgia and the Development Authority of Peach County have partnered to buy a sprawling middle Georgia site...
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(The Center Square) — Georgia’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3% in May. The Peach State’s unemployment rate was better than the...
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(The Center Square) — Federal policymakers’ actions in response to high inflation could leave the “economically disadvantaged further behind,” a Georgia nonprofit policy group...
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Homelessness is on the rise in the United States. According to a study published by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the number of...
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Cell phone video from inside Georgia’s Ware State Prison shows violence, stabbings, and other vicious assaults between inmates over the last 24 hours…without a...
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With many Americans working from home now, far fewer commuters get behind the wheel every day compared to before the pandemic. Still, travel has...
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Demand for housing has risen sharply in 2021, and that has affected prices. According to the carefully followed S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, home prices...
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On Friday, the Georgia Lottery Corp. announced it generated $376,513,000 in profits for the second quarter of fiscal year 2022, bringing the total transferred...
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(The Center Square) – Georgia Department of Driver Services Commissioner Spencer Moore is asking the state to invest money into self-service kiosks and telephone...
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(The Center Square) – Georgia’s fiscal status has put the state in a position to clear its workers’ compensation backlog, Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget...
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There are over 170 different fields of study tracked by the U.S. Census Bureau in which undergraduate students can earn a degree. Despite the...
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Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler partnered with state officials during the pandemic to make decisions for Georgians that led to quicker economic recovery helping...
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