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ATLANTA – Metro Atlanta suffers the third-worst levels of ozone pollution, otherwise known as smog, in the Southeast, according to a study released Wednesday by the American Lung Association. The ...
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed two tort reform bills Monday that supporters say should reverse a pattern of excessive jury awards they hold responsible for rising liability insurance premiums that ...
ATLANTA – State Sen. Jason Esteves announced Monday that he will run for governor next year. The Atlanta Democrat was elected to the Senate in 2022 and is serving his second term under the Gold Dome.
ATLANTA – A federal judge is giving the U.S. government a Tuesday evening deadline to reinstate the immigration status of 133 current and former college students who would have had to cease attending ...
There is another complicating factor for Georgia school systems: most are legally limited to a maximum tax rate of 20 mills. Typically, 90% of the costs go to paying teachers and other staff. The ...
ATLANTA – The recently completed multi-year overhaul of Georgia 400 at Interstate 285 is starting to pay off.
Four of the five grants are for $2.5 million each. The city of Cairo will use the money to build road, water, and sewer infrastructure to support 180 new single-family homes on a 45-acre site. Another ...
The spring enrollment numbers at the system’s 26 institutions increased for the second year in a row after declining in 2022 and 2023 as the system emerged from the pandemic, Angela Bell told members ...
Also on the down side, Georgia’s labor force declined by 6,619 in March to 5.38 million, the number of employed fell by 6,654 to 5.19 million, and the state’s jobless ranks rose slightly – 35 jobs – ...