August 2022 – Page 2 – Sightseers' Delight

Georgia entertainment venues received $251M in COVID-19 federal relief funds

August 23, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

The feds have given more than $251 million to 323 entertainment venues and organizations across Georgia as part of a program to help locations that closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Center Square analysis of federal data shows.

Georgians likely to pay higher rates as Georgia Power continues push toward decarbonization

August 19, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

Like power companies nationwide, Georgia Power is working to “decarbonize” its power generation and has committed to adding more green energy over the next decade.

Georgia lawmaker would support more funding for Georgia medical board to bolster inspector ranks

August 11, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

A Georgia lawmaker will support additional funding for the Georgia Composite Medical Board to hire additional investigators if the agency asks for the money.

Chattanooga approves $79.5M baseball stadium despite economic questions over its financing

August 10, 2022 The Center Square

Chattanooga will be getting a new baseball stadium and city officials have called the project a “home run for the community” despite economists’ questions on the numbers touted by stadium supporters.

Attorneys general file brief in federal travel mask mandate case

August 9, 2022 The Center Square

Attorneys general from 23 states have filed an amicus brief in a federal appeals court urging judges to uphold a ruling from earlier this year that struck down the mask mandate for interstate travel.

Decision awaited in lawsuit that could block Georgia’s fetal heartbeat law from taking effect

August 9, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

A Fulton County judge could soon decide whether to block the state’s fetal heartbeat law from taking effect.

Ten Georgia rural hospitals to receive $9M in stabilization grants from state agency

August 8, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

The Georgia Department of Community Health has awarded $9 million in Rural Hospital Stabilization Grants to 10 rural Georgia hospitals.

Flight canceled? Major delay? Rule change could net refund from airline

August 4, 2022 The Center Square

The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed a new rule this week requiring airlines to offer customers refunds if their flight is canceled or significantly changed.

Channeling Woody in Okemah

August 4, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Woody Guthrie had a unique way of looking at the world. He lived in a different time that some days seems so far away and so close other days.

Georgia DOT awards $199M in projects, but rising costs could squelch future construction

August 4, 2022 T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor

The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded another $199 million in June for road projects statewide, but state officials warned that road project costs are increasing.