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WEB4 days ago · Coastal communities land state housing grants. by Dave Williams | Sep 23, 2024. ATLANTA - Coastal Georgia is the beneficiary of a fifth round of grants through Gov. Brian Kemp’s Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. Brunswick and Chatham County will receive more than $4.8 million for infrastructure supporting 129 …
Helene leaves 11 dead in Georgia, fallen trees, flooded roads
WEB22 hours ago · ATLANTA – Hurricane Helene moved out of Georgia Friday morning, leaving in its wake 11 dead, toppled trees that caused widespread power outages and massive flooding. The storm took a different path than had been anticipated, Gov. Brian Kemp told reporters during a late-morning briefing at the State Operations Center in Southeast Atlanta.
Georgia lands $1.3 billion to expand broadband - capitol-beat.org
WEB1 day 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 …
Lawsuits aimed at State Election Board piling up
WEB2 days ago · Woolard said calling out the State Election Board is not a partisan issue, pointing to a lawsuit a Georgia-based advocacy group headed by former Republican state Rep. Scot Turner has filed suit seeking to block the election rules changes. “We can disagree on policy issues,” she said. “But we have to uphold the law.”.
Georgia Supreme Court disqualifies West, De la Cruz from …
WEB2 days 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 ...
Fast-moving Helene bearing down on Georgia
WEB1 day 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,” …
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 …
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.
Kemp signs $36.1 billion state budget - Gwinnett Daily Post
WEBMay 7, 2024 · ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed what he called an “historic” $36.1 billion state budget Tuesday containing healthy raises for state employees and public school teachers. The fiscal 2025 budget, which takes effect July 1, represents an increase of $3.7 billion over the fiscal 2024 budget the General Assembly adopted last spring, including ...
Doug Collins to lead Georgia chapter of national think tank
WEBNov 20, 2023 · Doug Collins (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA – Former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins will head the new Georgia chapter of the America First Policy Institute, a national think tank, the organization announced Monday. Collins, a Republican from Gainesville, represented Georgia’s 9th Congressional District from …