Homelessness a problem in rural Georgia
ATLANTA – Though many associate homelessness with urban centers, the problem of lack of housing is more widespread, speakers said at a recent state Senate hearing on homelessness. Rising rental prices and wages that have not kept up have pushed some...
Former state employee charged in fraud scheme
ATLANTA - A former Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (GVRA) counselor has been charged with forging educational records and creating fake students with non-existent disabilities and illnesses in an elaborate, multi-year scheme to steal more than $1.3...
Kemp rolls out new law enforcement grant program
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is using $100 million in federal COVID-19 relief to help boost public safety. Kemp announced a new grant program Thursday that will provide up to $1.5 million to help law enforcement agencies cope with violent crime that has been on the...
Local governments, schools want input on tax abatements
ATLANTA - Local governments and school districts should have a say at court hearings on proposed property tax abatements for development projects that would cost cities, counties and schools tax revenue, a lobbyist for Georgia counties said Thursday. A bill introduced...
New UGA study: Much of rural Georgia lacks nearby access to essential addiction treatment
ATLANTA -- Many rural Georgia counties lack easy access to methadone clinics, according to a new study by a University of Georgia (UGA) team. Methadone is a “gold standard of opioid addiction treatments,” according to study author and UGA health economist Jayani...
EV industry future in Georgia looks bright
ATLANTA - Georgia has positioned itself on the ground floor of the electric-vehicle revolution and is poised for further growth as demand for EVs takes off, the state’s economic development chief said Wednesday. Since 2020, EV manufacturers and their suppliers have...
Kemp allocates funds for school health care and COVID learning loss recovery
Kemp allocates funds for school health care and COVID learning loss recovery ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp this week announced increased funding to address COVID learning loss and build school-based health centers in Georgia.On Monday, Kemp said $37.4 million will go...
Former Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal dies of cancer
ATLANTA - Former Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal died Tuesday at the age of 80 of breast cancer that metastasized into brain cancer. The wife of former Gov. Nathan Deal died at their home in Demorest surrounded by her family. “We have lost a wife, mother and...