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Ossoff wants TSA to reduce wait times at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

July 22, 2022 Sightseers’ Delight

A U.S. senator from Georgia wants the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to reduce wait times at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Georgia’s June unemployment rate hits all-time low of 2.9%

July 21, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Georgia’s June seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 2.9%, below the national unemployment rate of 3.6%, state officials said.

Federal appeals court rules that Georgia’s fetal heartbeat bill can take effect

July 20, 2022 Todd DeFeo

A federal appeals judge ruled Wednesday that Georgia’s fetal heartbeat law can take effect following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.

New $430M electro-copper plant, company headquarters planned for Georgia, but incentives are unknown

July 20, 2022 Todd DeFeo

An electrodeposited copper manufacturer plans to invest $430 million in a new North American headquarters and manufacturing facility in Richmond County.

Federal, state funding will help return Georgia river to its natural course

July 18, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The federal government and the state of Georgia are funding a $7.6 million project to return a tributary of the Satilla River to its natural course.

Georgia’s Cobb County school system allows employees, not teachers, to carry guns at school

July 15, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The Cobb County School Board approved a policy that allows some school employees, but not teachers, to carry guns at school.

Study says Georgia is one of the most dangerous states for pedestrians

July 15, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Georgia is one of the most dangerous states for pedestrians.

Defense tech company plans $60M investment in Georgia, but taxpayer contribution is unknown

July 14, 2022 Todd DeFeo

A defense technology company plans to invest $60 million in a new manufacturing and research facility in Fulton County.

Georgia experts blame federal government at least partly for state’s inflationary woes

July 13, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Georgia isn’t immune to the highest inflation in decades, and local pundits say the federal government is at least partly to blame.

Report says Georgia should legalize sports gambling

July 13, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Illegal gambling continues to thrive in the United States because of states like Georgia that ban betting on sports.