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April 23, 2020 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp, Georgia Dept. of Labor Address Unemployment Options Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Labor are partnering to ensure Georgians understand their unemployment options as the state begins the…

April 22, 2020 Savannah Morning News, Capitol Beat News Kemp draws fire for reopening Georgia businesses Dave Williams and Beau Evans report that public health experts and local elected officials raised concerns Tuesday over whether Georgia businesses are ready to…

April 21, 2020 11 Alive Kemp announces plans to incrementally reopen Georgia | Here's what that includes Donesha Aldredge reports that Gov. Brian Kemp is working to get Georgia's economy back rolling again. The governor held a news conference Monday…

April 20, 2020 WABE 90.1 Georgia’s Poultry Industry In The Coronavirus Era Emma Hurt reports that Georgia is the nation’s number one poultry state, producing more than 31 million pounds of chicken and seven million table eggs every day, according…

April 17, 2020 Savannah Morning News Georgia unemployment claims reach record high in March Katie Nussbaum reports that the Georgia Department of Labor has processed over 861,000 unemployment claims since March 14, which accounts for about 10% of the state’s…

April 16, 2020 Gainesville Times Fla. Objects to latest water wars findings Jeff Gill reports that at Florida’s request, the U.S. Supreme Court has given Georgia and Florida more time to file briefs responding to a special master’s report ruling…

April 15, 2020 Capitol Beat News Georgia airports land piece of coronavirus economic stimulus package Dave Williams reports that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $410.8 million in economic stimulus funding to 97 airports across Georgia to help offset…

April 14, 2020 Georgia.gov Governor Kemp Issues Statewide State of Emergency for Severe Weather Damage Staff reports that yesterday, Governor Kemp declared a statewide state of emergency following severe storm damage across Georgia over the last twenty-four hours.   April…

April 13, 2020 GPB Georgia World Congress Center To Be Used As Temporary Hospital For COVID-19 Patients Josephine Bennet reports that the Georgia World Congress Center is becoming an alternate hospital as more people in the state become sick with…

April 10, 2020 WABE 90.1 Georgia Pushes Primary Election To June Amid Pandemic Emil Moffat reports that Georgia’s Secretary of State has postponed the May primaries until June 9 because of concerns over the coronavirus. Early voting will now take…