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Dorm life poses challenges to Georgia college students aiming to vote in November election
When students at Emory University registered to vote this year, they were faced with two main campus options for guidance: The Emory Votes Initiative, a university-administered program for nonpartisan voter education, or Emory Young Democrats, a student-run club and chapter of the Young Democrats of Georgia. Georgia’s Young Republicans don’t...
Minnesota power crews head to South Carolina to provide Hurricane Helene aid
MINNEAPOLIS — It's been six days since Hurricane Helene made landfall along the Gulf Coast and many communities in the south are struggling to recover.Across the Carolinas and Georgia, more than 1.1 million homes are still without power as of Wednesday evening, according to PowerOutage.us."You know the event is bad when you're coming from Minnesota and driving a day and a half to get down there and do the help," said Joe Miller, the Director of Communications for the Minnesota Rural Electric Association.The sheer amount of wind and rain has left millions in the dark, and the terrain is only making...
Georgia DOT continues to make significant progress in clean-up efforts following Hurricane Helene
Southeast Georgia state highways have been cleared of fallen trees and debris from Hurricane Helene's aftermath. Following Hurricane Helene, 29 state routes in Southeast Georgia were closed. However, Georgia DOT's dedicated crews, working tirelessly, managed to clear roadways by pushing debris to the shoulders, making them passable for motorists. Some debris removal was hindered by powerlines wrapped up in the trees, which the utility company had to deem safe. However, due to the massive amount of debris, Georgia DOT's crews are not alone in this effort. Contractors are assisting them with debris pickup. The hurricane also battered traffic signals, and, at some intersections,...
In Georgia Tech watch event, students say VP debate was 'civil'
LISTEN: Georgia Tech students watched the vice presidential debate on Tuesday as part of a nonpartisan event. GPB's Sarah Kallis has more. As Republican Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz debated policy during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, college students across Georgia held watch parties. Students at...
Helene rainfall boosted by human-driven climate change, studies find
Two rapid-attribution studies released Tuesday found that human-caused global warming made Hurricane Helene stronger and wetter, elements that contributed to the storm's destructive power. A report from ClimaMeter, a consortium that analyzes extreme weather events, found that Helene’s rainfall totals and winds were strengthened by human-driven climate change, with the...
Georgia secretary of state says no election offices ruined by Helene
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) said Tuesday no election offices were ruined by Helene, a storm that has plowed through multiple states, including Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee, leaving destruction in its wake. “We’ve been monitoring status reports from all 159 counties,” Raffensperger said in a Tuesday statement on the social platform X.…
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