World Series economic impact estimated to be in the millions
https://youtu.be/lFUwgNXvIK4 ATLANTA - Cobb County can expect an economic windfall of at least $5 million each night that Truist Park hosts the World Series, says an Emory economic and business professor. “It could go up to about $10 million per night, but that...
Court ruling upholds Georgia Power plans for coal ash
Georgia Power's Plant Hammond ATLANTA - The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision allowing Georgia Power to collect from customers $525 million in coal ash pond closure costs. Monday’s ruling came in an appeal filed by the state chapter of the...
Georgia DNR board sets limits on social media posts
ATLANTA - The Georgia Board of Natural Resources voted unanimously Tuesday to impose limits on comments posted on its third-party social media websites that critics say violate free-speech rights. The new Department of Natural Resources (DNR) social media rule allows...
Half of all Georgians now fully vaccinated against COVID, officials say
ATLANTA – State health officials said Monday that 50% of all Georgians, or 5,154,793 residents, are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers individuals have been fully vaccinated two weeks after...
Stone Mountain Park to get new manager
STONE MOUNTAIN - A new company owned by a veteran executive at Stone Mountain was named Monday as the finalist to take over management of the park next summer. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association’s board voted unanimously to enter into negotiations with Thrive...
ACLU: Law that led to legislator’s 2018 arrest at Georgia Capitol unconstitutional
https://youtu.be/MXIkdkQGJp0 ATLANTA –The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia filed an amicus brief on Monday with the state Supreme Court arguing a state law that led to a legislator’s arrest back in 2018 is unconstitutional. The state law under...
Democratic lawmakers hoping for COVID aid deadline extension
https://youtu.be/IVY31yDLsV8 ATLANTA – The chairman of the state Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee says she hopes there will be another opportunity for Georgia to apply for aid under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). “I would hope to see a second window...
Plant Vogtle expansion encounters another delay
The Unit 3 tower under construction at Plant Vogtle (left). Units 1 and 2, built more than 30 years ago, are on the right. ATLANTA - Georgia Power has announced another delay in the completion of the nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle. The first of two new reactors...