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Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring hand count of ballots at Georgia polling places
Georgia's secretary of state on Thursday came out against election rule changes pending before the State Election Board, specifically rejecting a proposal to count ballots by hand at polling places on election night.
Cooling Off Under Clear Skies...ahhhhh
Update @ 9:00 p.m. Clearing skies will lead to cooler overnight lows. Tonight: Showers have ended and skies are clearing. This will lead to cooler overnight lows. I’m not taking Fall morning lows, but it is August and it will be a nice break. Patchy fog will be possible with light to calm wind overnight for inland areas.
Road project costs continue to rise in Georgia
(The Center Square) — Georgia road projects continue to cost taxpayers more money. The Georgia Department of Transportation said it awarded 13 projects — including six bridge construction projects — totaling roughly $104.3 million in June, the final month of fiscal 2024. With the June awards, the state agency said it awarded construction contracts totaling $2.6 billion in fiscal 2024, up from the $2 billion GDOT said it awarded in fiscal 2023. ...
U.S. Army women’s trap shooter looks ahead after ‘mediocre’ Olympic debut
FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — After returning from Paris without a medal, a U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit team member and Olympic women’s trap shooter is laser-focused on what lies ahead. Staff Sgt. Rachel Tozier placed 18th overall in a field of 30 of the best women’s trap shooters in the world at the Paris Games. […]
Georgia unemployment rate ticks up
ATLANTA – Georgia’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.4% last month, up from 3.3% in July, even as the state continued to set records in several jobs categories. The state’s labor force was up 13,947 to more than 5.4 million, an all-time high, while the number of jobs rose by 2,600 to nearly 5 million, also a record. “Georgia’s labor force is larger and more dynamic than ever,” state Commissioner...
GPB morning headlines for August 15, 2024
Cardiac-related complications in pregnant and postpartum moms is the top driver of maternal mortality in Georgia, according to the state’s latest public health report. Two years after it began, a program out of Southeast Georgia that relies on remote monitoring of patients is hopeful for a solution. An internal...
Hyundai wells will have minimal impact on water, Georgia officials tell Bulloch residents
Planned wells to serve Hyundai Motor Company’s electric vehicle manufacturing operation near Savannah will not risk an underground water source that Bulloch County homes and farms have relied on for decades, state environmental officials told a largely skeptical audience in the auditorium of a rural high school Tuesday. Up to 6.6 million gallons...
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