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Oct. 7, 2020 Georgia.gov September Net Tax Revenues Down 3.6 Percent Staff reports that the State of Georgia's September net tax collections totaled roughly $2.16 billion for a decrease of $81.3 million, or -3.6 percent, while net tax revenue collections…

Oct. 6, 2020 WABE 90.1 U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Florida-Georgia Water Arguments This Term Molly Samuel reports that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments – for a second time – in a long-running case between Georgia and…

Oct. 5, 2020 GPB Appeals Court Reinstates Georgia's Election Day Absentee Deadline Stephen Fowler reports, a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court ruled against a change in Georgia's absentee ballot deadline because of the coronavirus pandemic Friday. In a…

Oct. 2, 2020 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Reports 10,000+ Jobs Created During First Quarter of Fiscal Year Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), yesterday announced that more than 10,000 jobs…

Oct. 1, 2020 Georgia.org Radial, Inc. to Invest $40 Million in E-Commerce Fulfillment Center in Locust Grove, Henry Co., Create 344 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced that international e-commerce company Radial, Inc. will invest $40…

Sept. 30, 2020 Saporta Report Trump’s ban on offshore oil drilling also halts development of offshore wind farms to 2032 David Pendered reports that resident Trump’s new ban that protects the coast of Georgia and other southern states from offshore…

Sept. 29, 2020 Athens Banner-Herald UGA economist says state jobs recovery surprisingly strong Lee Shearer reports that Georgia’s job numbers are still significantly down from a year ago, but the state has recovered about half the jobs that vanished with…

Sept. 28, 2020 GlobalAtlanta.com New Directory: International Buyers, Meet Georgia Exporters Mary Waters reports on the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) new marketing tool, the Export Georgia, USA Directory. This free resource provides a platform for international buyers to…

Sept. 25, 2020 Capitol Beat News Initial unemployment claims hit uptick in Georgia after weeks of declines Dave Williams reports that jobless Georgians filed 49,421 initial unemployment claims last week, up 7,341 from the previous week, the state Department of…

Sept. 24, 2020 The Center Square Georgia's debt burden was $2,900 per taxpayer before COVID-19 shutdowns Nyamekye Daniel reports that Georgia's fiscal health before the COVID-19 pandemic was middle of the road, and the state likely will come out of…