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Okabashi Brands, a Georgia-based shoe company, plans to invest more than $20 million over the next five years to upgrade its Gwinnett County facility.

The attorneys general of 19 states want the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate what they say is growing violence targeting pro-life groups nationwide.

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, wants to increase the pay for teachers in Georgia. But Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s campaign called the plan a “Hail Mary proposal” and said it would only “make inflation worse” and hurt Georgia families.

Georgia’s unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3% in May.

The Atlanta Regional Commission plans to use $45 million in federal money on various transit projects, including a program to help local transit companies buy electric buses and install electric vehicle charging stations.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority board has approved a $1.3 billion fiscal 2023 budget.