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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.
'It's just heartbreaking' | Georgia couple waiting for months on Social Security disability benefits
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — Amid a backlog of claims, the wait for Social Security disability benefits continues to grow in the U.S., and federal data shows Georgia among the states with the longest processing times. It's a difficult predicament for those waiting on needed financial support during a crisis. The...
Biden Administration to sell a million barrels of gas to lower prices ahead of the 4th
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - President Biden is hoping to lower the price at the pump by selling a million barrels of gasoline from Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve. “If we have more supply that tends to lower the price. A million barrels of gasoline, that is a lot of gasoline but it is not going to lower the price for years on end, it is going to help on the July Fourth holiday and it was strategically targeted to do exactly that,” Jared Bernstein explained.
Federal judge halts Georgia's organized online retail crimes law
(The Center Square) — A federal judge halted a new Georgia law targeting organized online retail crimes just hours before it was to go into effect on Monday. On Sunday, U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg filed an order granting NetChoice's request for a preliminary injunction. The group is challenging Senate Bill 472, codified as Act 564, the "Combating Organized Retail Crime Act." "We are relieved that the Court halted...
Rep. Noel Williams Selected to Serve on House Study Committee
Staff Reports State Representative Noel Williams (R- Cordele), Chairman of the House Committee on Banks and Banking, was recently selected by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve on the House Study Committee on Credit Card Fees on State Sales and Excise Tax and Their Impact on Georgia Merchants and Consumers. “I am grateful to Speaker Burns […] The post Rep. Noel Williams Selected to Serve on House Study Committee appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
Georgia has outlawed squatted trucks
Georgia has declared war on squatted trucks. Starting today – July 1, 2024 – squatted trucks are illegal. According to a statement posted on the Douglas Police Department’s web site, it’s against the law to drive trucks with the front end raised significantly higher than the rear. The DPD says the new law’s goal is to improve highway safety “by ensuring better visibility and control.”
Sens. Warnock, Ossoff announce millions in funding for projects across Ga.
ATLANTA, Ga. (WSAV) – On Monday, Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced nearly $30 million in federal funding for transportation infrastructure upgrades in seven localities across Georgia. The federal funding will help fund projects across the state aimed at upgrading sidewalks, installing new street lighting and signage, creating buffered cycling lanes, upgrading stormwater drainage, and funding critical planning […]
Brightmark to Invest $950 Million in Georgia Plastics Recycling Facility
Brightmark, a California-based company, announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion to construct a state-of-the-art plastics recycling facility in Middle Georgia. The facility aims to transform used plastics into new plastic materials, diverting hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from landfills annually. Project Details and Economic Impact. The proposed...
Gaining Ground on the East Coast’s Intracoastal Waterway
On a sunny April day in 2019, in a quiet corner of Georgia, a boat pumps sediment out of Jekyll Creek through a snaking black pipeline. Mud fans out the end, settling in a narrow band over a nearby marsh. A handful of scientists from the U.S. Army Corps of...
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