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Georgia Election Board’s right-wing OKs rule to give local officials power to delay certification
The Georgia State Election Board Monday finalized a rule Monday that gives local officials more power to dispute certifying election results by adopting a new ballot counting policy that critics contend could disrupt the presidential election in November. The new rule requiring election workers to manually count votes to reconcile any discrepancies was approved Monday […]
Georgia AT&T workers join 17,000 others in strike by Communications Workers of America
This past weekend kicked off a strike against one of the nation's biggest cell phone providers. On Friday, Communications Workers of America employed by AT&T Southeast announced they are going on strike. Their news release says more than 17,000 technicians, customer service representatives, and other workers will be involved from Georgia as well...
Bipartisan Effort Paves Way for Reviving Shuttered Hospitals in Georgia
ATLANTA — At the shuttered Atlanta Medical Center, a “Stronger Together” mural sends a hopeful message near a summer spray of hydrangeas. The campus was mostly quiet on a recent weekend, since AMC closed almost two years ago. A lone security vehicle sat behind a chain-link fence, and pedestrians passed by without even a glance.
Columbus State’s economic impact grows by 2.5% to $297M, USG study says
Columbus State University’s increasing economic impact in the Chattahoochee Valley continues a multi-year trend, according to an annual study by the University System of Georgia. The study, released on Aug. 14, analyzed regional Fiscal Year 2023 spending and jobs created by the state’s 26 public colleges and universities system.
“A step forward in the right direction::Farmers receive financial assistance through Discrimination Financial Assistance Program
VALDOSTA – More than 43,000 farmers, ranchers and forest landowners began receiving checks in the mail July 31 to address discrimination they faced that barred them from resources for their operations. The money comes from the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program. Congress allocated $2.2 billion for the USDA to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers and forest landowners who experienced discrimination in USDA farm lending programs prior to January 2021. ...
House fire further damages Crisp Co. home previously hit by tornado in April
CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) - Crisp County Fire Rescue (CCFR) is investigating a Sunday afternoon house fire that further damaged a home that was previously hit by a tornado in April. According to the CCFR, a home in the 500 block of N. Cedar Creek Road in Cordele was reportedly set on fire by embers from a nearby fire pit.
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