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Georgia Voter Guide: The key competitive races in the Nov. 5 general election
Election season is in full swing, and voters across the Peach State have an important role to play in selecting local, statewide and national representatives. As one of the most competitive battleground states, Georgia is also expected to play a major part in the 2024 presidential election, meaning that exercising the right to...
Swing states prepare for a showdown over certifying votes in November
In August 2024, the Georgia State Election Board passed new rules that would allow county canvassing boards to conduct their own investigations before certifying election results. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder.
The people who control Georgia’s climate and energy plans
This story is part of a collaboration with Grist and WABE to demystify the Georgia Public Service Commission, the small but powerful state-elected board that makes critical decisions about everything from raising electricity bills to developing renewable energy.
Romania, Hungary, Georgia, and Azerbaijan launch venture to install power line under the Black Sea
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania, Hungary, Georgia and Azerbaijan launched a joint venture Tuesday to install a power line under the Black Sea aimed at bringing more renewable energy into the European Union from the eastern Caucasus. The project, approved by leaders of the four countries in 2022, gained...
Georgia Power chooses four sites for battery energy storage systems
Four locations for 500 megawatts (MW) of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) are planned and under development by Georgia Power Co., the largest electric subsidiary of the Southern Company. The Georgia Public Service Commission ... Read More » The post Georgia Power chooses four sites for battery energy storage systems appeared first on Daily Energy Insider.
OSHA investigating one Hyundai affiliate in Georgia
The federal agency overseeing workplace safety is investigating a Hyundai affiliate, Glovis EV Logistics America, along with two subcontractors at the Korean company’s Savannah-area manufacturing site after a worker was crushed by a conveyor belt and suffered life-threatening injuries.
Georgian Director Dea Kulumbegashvili Reveals How She Embedded In A Maternity Ward For Rural Abortion Drama ‘April’ + First Clip – Venice
EXCLUSIVE: Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s second feature April world premieres in competition at the Venice Film Festival later this week, before heading to Toronto and New York.‘Wolfs’ Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Photos: George Clooney, Brad Pitt & More The drama about a rural obstetrician-gynecologist who performs illegal abortions for women in need, follows Kulumbegashvili’s breakthrough debut feature Beginning, starring Ia Sukhitashvili as the wife of a Jehovah’s Witness leader disillusioned with the patriarchal religious community. Set in and around Kulumbegashvili’s hometown of Lagodekhi at the foot of the Greater Caucasus mountains, that film won San Sebastian’s Golden Shell for Best Film in...
Georgia PSC could issue ruling this week in railroad case
(The Center Square) — The Georgia Public Service Commission could decide a high-profile case this week that pits long-time property owners against a railroad looking to seize land for a new rail spur. The Sandersville Railroad, a Class III short-line railroad, petitioned the PSC to condemn land for a 4.5-mile-long spur. Regardless of how the PSC rules, its decision will likely be appealed to Fulton County Superior Court and beyond, possibly even to the U.S. Supreme Court. ...
Federal judge orders Trump campaign to cease using Isaac Hayes song at rallies
A federal judge in Georgia ordered former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to cease the use of an Isaac Hayes song at all future campaign rallies. In response to a lawsuit from the late artist’s estate, Judge Thomas Thrash Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia issued a temporary injunction […]
Georgia lawmakers ponder measures to preserve the state's farmland
(The Center Square) — As Georgia lawmakers ponder how to preserve farmland, their potential action could include expanding tax credits or incentives, similar to what the state offers to lure high-profile economic development projects. Georgia has lost at least 2.6 million acres of land since 1974 and a million acres of timberland, state Sen. Billy Hickman, R-Statesboro, said during a Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia's Farmland meeting. ...
Georgia Today: Vance to campaign in GA; AT&T workers continue strike; ATL pledges funds for homeless
LISTEN: On the Tuesday, Sept. 3 edition of Georgia Today: Republican Vice presidential candidate JD Vance plans a town hall meeting in Braselton; AT&T workers across the Southeast continue their strike; and Atlanta's mayor says the city will be dedicating $60 million dollars towards addressing Atlanta’s growing homeless population.
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