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July 6, 2020 Georgia Health News Covid-19 cases hit record highs in state Andy Miller reports, another day, another COVID-19 record. Georgia Public Health officials reported 3,472 new cases of coronavirus Thursday, breaking the record of daily reported infections set…

July 2, 2020 GPB Florida Deal Idles Part Of Georgia Power's Largest Coal-Fired Plant Grant Blankenship reports that the shift away from coal to natural gas for electricity production has idled a part of Georgia Power’s largest coal-fired power plant.…

July 1, 2020 GPB Kemp Signs ‘Bittersweet’ $25.9 Billion State Budget Stephen Fowler reports that Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state’s fiscal year 2021 budget Tuesday, enacting more than $2 billion in cuts due to lower revenues wrought by the…

June 30, 2020 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Extends COVID-19 Executive Orders Staff reports that on Monday, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed two executive orders extending the Public Health State of Emergency and existing COVID-19 safety measures. "As we continue our fight…

June 29, 2020 GPB Kemp Signs Historic Hate Crimes Bill Into Law Stephen Fowler reports, after nearly 16 years, Georgia once again has a hate crimes law on the books. Flanked by Democrats and Republicans from both chambers, Kemp signed…

June 26, 2020 Georgia.org SK innovation to Invest Another $940 Million in Jackson County Expansion, Create 600 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp Thursday announced that SK innovation, a developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles…

June 25, 2020 Georgia.org Milletech Systems Inc. to Move Entire Operation to Georgia, Create 465 Jobs in Fulton County Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced that enterprise software solutions and services company Milletech Systems Inc. will bring…

  June 24, 2020 Savannah Morning News Port City Logistics announces Chatham County expansion Katie Nussbaum reports that Port City Logistics, a third-party logistics company, announced the expansion of their Chatham County operations on Tuesday. The expansion will create 200…

June 23, 2020 GPB As Georgia Sees Highest Coronavirus Numbers Ever, Experts Say Poultry, Ag Workers Most At Risk Ellen Eldridge reports that as the weekend Georgia saw its largest spike in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, with experts…

June 22, 2020 The Center Square Georgia Senate approves scaled-back budget proposal for new fiscal year Nyamekye Daniel reports that the Georgia Senate approved a proposal Friday for how the state should spend $22 billion over the next 12 months.…