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Georgia Voter Guide: The key state House races in Savannah, Athens and Augusta
Voters across Georgia will have a chance to vote in all 180 Georgia House of Representative districts this year, as all seats are up for a vote in 2024. Voting rights, gun safety, health care access and the conflict between pro-voucher and public education advocates are major priorities this election cycle, according to the candidates vying for a seat at the Tennessee Capitol. ...
Credit Card Competition Act will disproportionately hurt small businesses
As a mother-daughter duo who wanted to share our love of Italian ice with our community in Georgia, we could not be prouder of the success our business has been able to achieve thanks to the support it has received from our community. Kayla’s Italian Ice started with nothing more than $100 and a pushcart, […] The post Credit Card Competition Act will disproportionately hurt small businesses appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Want to contact the Georgia Public Service Commission? Here’s how.
The five members of the Georgia Public Service Commission are publicly elected officials. That means anyone can attend their meetings, offer public comments, and give feedback on energy affordability, justice, and policy in the state.
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 […]
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.
Summer studies: Georgia legislators in the thick of a season of peering ahead to next session
College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Fall must be creeping in. Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter.
What county positions are on the ballot this election — and what do they do?
Here's a look at what these county officers do, so you have a better sense of when heading to the polls this November. In America, we vote on a lot of things, including numerous county-level offices that have a sizable impact on the way our local governments function. While most...
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...
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