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Kemp proposes $1.5B more for transportation department projects

January 11, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plans to recommend an additional $1.5 billion in state funds for the Georgia Department of Transportation for projects that “directly help move commuters and freight.”

Georgia’s first sports betting bill of the season moves

January 10, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities passed a measure to authorize sports betting in the state.

Will the proposed Mulberry incorporation push be the next Buckhead?

January 10, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Some Georgia Republicans want to create a new city in unincorporated northeastern Gwinnett County, but at least one Democrat says this is tantamount to the next Buckhead cityhood movement.

Stoner won’t seek re-election following new legislative maps

January 10, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

State Rep. Doug Stoner, D-Smyrna, will not seek re-election in the new House District 42 in Smyrna.

Georgia’s Kemp announces $9M for housing grants

January 9, 2024 The Center Square

Georgia’s governor has doled out another $9 million in taxpayer money for new housing in four places across the Peach State.

Certificate of need, school choice among the issues facing Georgia lawmakers

January 5, 2024 Todd DeFeo

School choice, a possible Medicaid expansion, certificate of need repeal and tort reform will be among the issues Georgia lawmakers are likely to debate when the General Assembly reconvenes on Monday.

Georgia lawmakers could fully fund the state’s Composite Medical Board

January 5, 2024 Todd DeFeo

A leading Georgia lawmaker supports a recommendation that state lawmakers “adequately” fund the Georgia Composite Medical Board.

2024 could be the year Georgia lawmakers move on gambling expansion

January 2, 2024 Todd DeFeo

A state senator is expected to introduce legislation allowing Georgians to decide on a constitutional amendment allowing casino gambling, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering.

Feds award Savannah $30m for drainage issues

January 2, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded Savannah a more than $30.1 million Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant to address drainage issues in a pair of city neighborhoods.

New Zealand: 2023 road deaths down on previous year

December 31, 2023 New Zealand Police

While crashes on our road continue to be a leading cause of death, we have provisionally seen 340 road-related deaths in 2023, which was down 34 from 2022.