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Are election workers safe this year in Georgia. One U.S. senator wants to look into it.
“Over the last several years, election workers in Georgia and across the country have reported increased intimidation, harassment, and threats of violence,” Sen. Jon Ossoff wrote.
Georgia removes limits on donations to helping hundreds of kids aging out of foster care
Every Georgia taxpayer. . . should see this as a no-brainer to either eliminate or greatly reduce their state income taxes,” said Heidi Carr, executive director of Fostering Success Act Inc.
In case you missed it. Here are some of the goings-on around the Georgia Capitol last week
U.S. Supreme Court upholds statewide PSC elections The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging the way Georgia elects members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC).
Bills on housing, hemp and shrimp among new Georgia state laws taking effect July 1
“It’s pretty common-sense stuff,” said state Rep. Kasey Carpenter, R-Dalton, the bill’s chief sponsor. “We shouldn’t have people living in third-world conditions in a first-world country.”
‘Conservation success.’ GA biologist says gators in Chattahoochee River shouldn’t be feared
Alerts within the last year have warned Columbus residents that dozens of alligators roam the banks of the Chattahoochee outside the city. Surveys say that number is likely much lower.
A small town in Georgia could be the new home to a plastics plant. Residents are divided
The plant owner wants to convert plastic back into oil to be used as plastic again. Here’s how the Middle Georgia residents feel about Brightmark coming to the small Georgia town.
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The Enquirer, which later merged with The Ledger, was founded in 1828, the same year the city of Columbus was incorporated. As the city has grown into the vibrant place to live and work that it is today, so has the media company that started out with it. Providing 24/7 news coverage across mobile, desktop and printed products, the Ledger-Enquirer is committed to being the Chattahoochee Valley's and East Alabama's primary source of news, advertising, information and commentary. Columbus itself is Georgia’s third largest city, and the Ledger-Enquirer is telling the story of its growth, including the development of the world’s longest urban whitewater course on the Chattahoochee River, as well as the downtown migration of Columbus State University’s schools of nursing, music, theater, and studio art. The city is supported by a growing financial and business district that features four publicly traded companies — Aflac Inc., Synovus Financial Corp., Total System Services Inc., and Carmike Cinemas Inc. Nearby Fort Benning, home of the Army’s Maneuver Center of Excellence, is the area’s largest employer.
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