A settlement agreement among Georgia Power, clean energy advocates, and state regulators’ staff could result in several billion dollars of costs being passed along to company shareholders for the beleaguered Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion project.
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Georgia Sees Rapid Growth in EV Registration Amid Growing Demand
Georgia is defying skepticism surrounding electric vehicle sales and is seeing a surge in EV registration and infrastructure investments.
Georgia Governor Starts Probe into State Senator Election 2020 Indictment
The governor has appointed the three-member commission that will now review state Sen. Shawn Still’s indictment in the Fulton County election interference case and decide whether he should be suspended.
Sluggish Start to Georgia’s Modest Expansion of Medicaid Reignites Debate over Health Coverage Policies
Fewer than 300 people have been approved for Georgia’s new Medicaid program for some low-income adults who rack up enough hours of work, or other qualifying activity, each month.
GA Borrowers Get Ready to Resume Federal Student Loan Payments
With summer coming to an end, kids are headed back to school, but for college graduates, it also means resuming payments on their federal student loans after a hiatus of more than three years.
Antisemitic Demonstrations Across Georgia Spur Calls for State Law and Renew First Amendment Debate
About a dozen people gathered outside a Cobb County synagogue Saturday bearing Nazi flags, sparking widespread condemnation from both sides of the political aisle in Georgia and renewing talk of state action to address antisemitism.
Small Business Applications Decrease in the South
According to the report, business applications in the South decreased from the previous month, with 196,997 new applications, a 2.0% decrease.
Georgia’s Bald Eagles Rebounding From Last Year’s Avian Influenza Outbreak
Georgia’s bald eagles are welcoming a healthy batch of squawking little eaglets into the world, encouraging news for wildlife lovers after an outbreak of avian influenza hammered the iconic birds along the state’s coast last spring.
Building Stronger GA Communities Through Trauma-Informed Care
A group in Georgia is working to equip people and organizations to combat what are known as Adverse Childhood Experiences, the traumatic events in a child’s life that can affect them into adulthood.
FDA Is Blowing Away Georgia’s Vaping Crisis | Opinion
The United States Congress recently held a hearing where questions were raised about the influx of Chinese-manufactured nicotine vaping products available in the United States today.