Federal prosecutors file suit against Brunswick for attempts to …
2024年12月17日 · The court filing seeks an injunction against the city and its attempts to close the shelter. “Federal law protects the right of religious groups such as The Well to use their land to help others,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in a press release.
Breaking down a Georgia Power bill - The Current
2024年9月3日 · Carolyn Yeago couldn’t figure it out. The Atlanta resident is a biomedical scientist, and no stranger to complex problems. But one thing she didn’t know how to calculate was her Georgia Power bill.
Research: Coastal Georgia is losing tree canopy - The Current
2024年12月17日 · Chatham saw a loss of 1.2 percent of its canopy, a somewhat low number Giarrusso called “a little misleading.” His study, funded by a $96,000 Coastal Incentive Grant administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, looked at the canopy through 2019, before the big push for development began.
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Georgia will allow southwest farms to make new water wells after …
2024年12月20日 · Our newsletters uncover the insights you need to understand the issues facing Coastal Georgia—delivered to your inbox five times a week. Sign up Georgia is lifting its moratorium on new water wells for farms in parts of southwest Georgia for the first time in over a decade. This story also ...
Debate over Georgia’s tort laws pits pro-business forces against ...
2024年12月13日 · That’s the verdict from the American Tort Reform Association, which ranks states and localities for its annual “Judicial Hellholes” list of places where they say the courts unfairly favor plaintiffs in civil cases.
Labor commissioner Thompson dies at age 59 - The Current
2024年11月25日 · ATLANTA – Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson died Sunday at the age of 59, eight months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Georgia Senate panel urges prisons to focus on mental health, …
2024年12月18日 · The committee’s approved recommendations include increasing mental health services for incarcerated people and staff, implementing a pay study for corrections employees and advocating for the federal government to allow cellphone and drone jamming technology.
Comment period on Okefenokee expansion nears deadline
2024年12月10日 · A proposal that could pave the way for an expansion of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge got a second public meeting with a U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service webinar on Monday.
Flemington city council decides not to levy property taxes
2024年12月20日 · After hearing from residents during three public hearings, the Flemington City Council voted Tuesday to roll back its first-ever millage rate from a proposed 3.514 mils to zero mils. By doing so, the city would be eligible to seek a sales tax that residents and non-residents would pay to help offset any property millage rate that might come up in the future.