The Georgia Senate unanimously passed a measure to permit local governments in the Hurricane Helene federal disaster area to provide temporary relief from taxes for the harvest or sale of standing timber during the final quarter of 2024 and throughout 2025.
On the anniversary of the Colgan Air Flight 3407 disaster that killed 50 people and in the wake of the helicopter and commercial flight collision last month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy promised the feds would redouble efforts to make the airspace even safer.
Georgia Rep. Imani Barnes, D-Tucker, has introduced legislation to require the Georgia Department of Public Health to conduct a three-year pilot program to provide postpartum care through mobile health clinics in counties with limited maternity care and maternity care deserts.
The Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Department and the West Broad/Hawthorne Area Tax Allocation District Advisory Committee will host three open house sessions and an online survey during January and February.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 379, ordering U.S. and New Jersey flags to be raised to full staff for the remainder of the day following President Donald Trump’s inauguration.