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June 18, 2020 Capitol Beat News Georgia Power offers special payment plan as ban on disconnections nears end Dave Williams reports that Georgia Power Co. is offering customers behind on their electric bills because of the coronavirus pandemic a chance…

June 17, 2020 Georgia.org Georgia Honors State’s 2020 ‘Small Business ROCK STARS Staff reports that on Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) teamed up to recognize Georgia’s 2020 Small Business ROCK…

June 16, 2020 Clayton News-Daily Clayton County case at heart of Supreme Court ruling on civil rights protections for LGBT community Alice Queen reports that federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers, the Supreme Court ruled Monday…

June 15, 2020 Georgia.org Georgia Film, TV, Streaming Production Industry Is Open for Business Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Friday that the major motion picture, television, and streaming companies plan to bring back and hire an…

June 12, 2020 Valdosta Daily Times, CNHI Kemp relaxes more COVID-19 restrictions Riley Bunch reports that Gov. Brian Kemp signed a new executive order Thursday that further relaxes COVID-19 restrictions as cases continue to rise. Beginning on June 16, medically…

June 11, 2020 GPB Georgia Could Raise $600 Million In Revenue By Raising Cigarette Tax, Analysts Say Ellen Eldridge reports that the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is asking the state to increase Georgia’s tobacco tax in order to avoid…

June 10, 2020 11 Alive Georgia Election Results Staff reports that voting in Georgia brought long lines and delays for many in metro Atlanta. The Georgia primary was moved to June because of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of Georgia voters…

June 9, 2020 Georgia.gov May Tax Revenues Fall -10.1% Staff reports that the state of Georgia’s May net tax collections totaled $1.58 billion for a decrease of $178 million, or -10.1 percent, compared to May 2019 when net tax collections…

June 8, 2020 Savannah Morning News Savannah a finalist for pro basketball tournament Nathan Dominitz reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is supporting Savannah’s bid to host an event rare in the past two-and-a-half months: a live sports competition. The…

June 5, 2020 Georgia Recorder Georgia job losses ease, ranks of idled workers still at historic high Ross Williams reports that fewer Georgians filed new unemployment claims during the last full week in May than in recent weeks, but joblessness…