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WEB6 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...
Georgia lands $1.3 billion to expand broadband
WEB5 hours ago · ATLANTA – The U.S. Commerce Department Thursday gave initial approval to more than $1.3 billion in federal funding to expand broadband connectivity in Georgia. The money is part of a federal investment of more than $2.9 billion to deploy broadband infrastructure in Georgia, South Carolina, Minnesota, and …
Fast-moving Helene bearing down on Georgia
WEB2 hours ago · Forecasters expect Helene to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast Thursday night as a Category 3 hurricane before moving into Georgia with hurricane-force winds of 80 to 100 miles per hour as far north as Macon. “This is a significant rainfall and wind event across the state,” …
Georgia Supreme Court disqualifies West, De la Cruz from …
WEB6 hours ago · ATLANTA – Presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot in Georgia, but votes for them won’t count. That’s the result of a Georgia Supreme Court ruling Wednesday disqualifying West and De la Cruz. The expedited decision, which came just one day after the justices heard oral arguments in the ...
Legislators hear pros, cons of semesters vs. quarters in university ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 · ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers heard the pros and cons Tuesday of the University System of Georgia’s current semester system compared to the quarter system the state’s public colleges and universities used until 1999. The university system made the switch from quarters to semesters primarily to align Georgia schools with most universities ...
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 ...
Georgia gets two grants to pursue cleaner aviation fuel
WEBAug 21, 2024 · ATLANTA – The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded two grants to help accelerate the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Georgia. LanzaJet, a SAF producer, will receive nearly $3.1 million to support its new production facility in Soperton, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., announced Tuesday. Another $240,000 will go to ...
State PSC signs off on Georgia Power turbines - Marietta Daily …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) signed off on the proposal unanimously after officials with the Atlanta-based utility pitched the plan as necessary to meet the growing need for energy generating capacity prompted by an unanticipated demand for power. Much of that increased demand stems …
House study committee takes up fishing rights - Gwinnett Daily Post
WEBAug 15, 2024 · House lawmakers formed the study committee this year as the next step in a process aimed at guaranteeing Georgians the right to hunt and fish in the state’s navigable rivers and streams without violating private property rights. Fishing rights Georgians have enjoyed for generations came into question last year when a property owner on the ...
Environmental groups seeking delay in Georgia Power turbines …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · ATLANTA – Lawyers for environmental groups made a final plea to Georgia energy regulators Thursday to delay Georgia Power’s plan to build three new “dual-fuel” turbines at Plant Yates near Newnan. The Atlanta-based utility is seeking certification from the state Public Service Commission to build the new turbines, which would run mostly ...