An Atlanta suburb is spending $125,000 to erect a monument to a local civil rights icon, the latest in an ongoing public discussion about who deserves a memorial and whether tax dollars should pay for such monuments.
Georgia lawmakers could consider overhauling the state’s tax credits when they reconvene in January, but the specific action they take could depend on what they hear from experts over the next few months.
The Atlanta City Council voted to allocate $30 million in uncommitted funds for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which has sparked violent protests.
(The Center Square) — Chase Oliver sees an opening in the upcoming presidential race where voters of the two main parties are looking for viable alternatives. The 37-year-old Atlanta resident, vying for the Libertarian presidential nomination, thinks he can be that alternative. “I’m someone who calls for what I call a cultural ceasefire in this culture war that we’ve been seeing,” Oliver said. “As libertarians, we are the political philosophy that says that you can
While the Georgia Composite Medical Board has addressed some shortcomings uncovered in a November 2020 audit, the agency has not progressed on others, including performing mandatory background checks for general physician licensure applicants.
LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Group plan to jointly build a $4.3 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia, an investment U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, said was possible because of incentives included in the Inflation Reduction Act.