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Georgia's Unemployment Rate Was Unchanged To Close Out 2022
Additionally, state officials said job numbers increased by nearly 6,000 from November, hitting an all-time high.
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Georgia Is The 6th Best State To Start A Business, Analysis Finds
WalletHub ranked Georgia ahead of North Carolina (No. 11), South Carolina (16), Tennessee (17) and Alabama (28) but behind Florida (2).
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Georgia's Kemp: Inflation Reduction Act ‘Picked Winners And Losers'
"That hurt Georgia-based electric vehicle companies," Kemp said during a World Economic Forum discussion in Davos, Switzerland. "
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Analyst Predicts Georgia Lawmakers Will Approve Sports Betting
Georgia lawmakers have long toyed with greenlighting an expansion of the state’s betting laws; one expert thinks this year it will happen.
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GOP Congressmen Demand Immigration Parole Answers
The letter sent to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the Biden administration continues to worsen the border crisis.
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Kemp: ‘We're Going To Be Focused On Growing Georgia, Not Growing Government'
Gov. Brian Kemp conservative agenda during his second inauguration includes a pay raise for state employees and returns money to taxpayers.
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Georgia Governor Proposes $32.4 Billion Fiscal 2024 Budget
Gov. Brian Kemp's amended fiscal 2023 budget increases the approved $30.2 billion budget by about 7.8% to nearly $32.6 billion.
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Nonprofit Says Georgians Are Still Hurting From Inflation
"We keep seeing positive headlines about the inflation rate, but that good news is lost on average Georgians who are continually pinched ...
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Georgia Fares Poorly In Report For Laws For Online Privacy
The Peach State scored 3.5 out of 25 points in a new analysis from Comparitech, a website focused on cyber security and online privacy.
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Georgia Completes First Project Under Federally Funded Rail Program
Georgia upgraded 138 miles of the Heart of Georgia Railroad, the first project under a federal program to upgrade rail projects nationwide.
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Georgia Taxpayers Will Have To Pay Majority Of $6M To Fight Abrams Lawsuit
Georgia taxpayers are on the hook to cover the bulk of the state's cost to defend a lawsuit that alleged voter suppression in 2018 election.
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Solar Manufacturer Expanding Operations In Georgia, But Incentives Are Unknown
A renewable energy solutions provider plans to expand its solar module manufacturing operations in Georgia.
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Legislative Study Committee Endorses Pilot Mileage Tax Program
Charging a mileage tax would recoup what state leaders see as a potential loss in revenue via the gas tax.
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Georgia Lawmakers Considering Ways To Deal With Cannabis Waste
Last week, the House Study Committee on Cannabis Waste and Recycling held a two-day hearing to discuss the possibilities.
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Georgia Rural Hospital Group Wants To Keep State's Certificate Of Need Program
Last month, Americans for Prosperity-Georgia announced it plans to push state lawmakers to repeal the state's CON mandate.
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Automotive Suppler To Build $205M Plant In Georgia, But Incentives Remain Unknown
Ecoplastic Corp., a South Korean company, said it would create 456 new jobs as part of the new facility near Statesboro in Bulloch County.
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Opioid Settlements Should Net Georgia $181 Million
This is after the Peach State joined national settlements with four companies over allegations they contributed to the opioid crisis.
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Georgia House Elects Burns As Speaker
Burns, first elected to the House in 2004 and elected House majority leader in 2015, is 75th House speaker and was unopposed in nomination.
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Mass Transit Could Be Expanding In Georgia, But Critics Say Costs Aren't Justified
Atlanta once had a robust transportation network, with streetcars rumbling along the city’s streets and interurban lines connecting suburbs.
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Georgia Inspector General Uncovers $6.7M In Fraudulent Payments To State Employees
State Inspector General Scott McAfee said more than 280 full-time state employees erroneously received the payments in 2020 or 2021.