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Aug. 1, 2019 Augusta Chronicle Vogtle plant work raises concerns from regulatory staff Tom Corwin reports that work on completing two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle is following an “aggressive” timeline toward completion in coming years but staff at…

July 31, 2019 Georgia Ports Authority Savannah moves record 4.5M TEUs Staff reports that the Port of Savannah moved a record 4.5 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in the fiscal year that ended June 30, an increase of more than…

July 30, 2019 WABE 90.1 Georgia Picks Dominion Voting System To Supply New Voting Machines Emil Moffat reports that Georgia has chosen a vendor to replace all of the state’s aging voting machines. Dominion Voting Systems won the nearly $107…

July 29, 2019 Georgia Dept. of Education Students record strongest-ever overall gains on Georgia Milestones assessments Meghan Frick reports that Georgia students showed strong gains on the spring 2019 Georgia Milestones assessments. Scores increased or held steady on 25 of…

July 26, 2019 Metro Atlanta CEO Senoia, Summerville Ranked as Safest Cities in Georgia Cindy Morley reports that Senoia, in Coweta County, has jumped into the top spot for the safest cities in Georgia, according to the latest survey performed…

July 25, 2019 Gainesville Times Kubota plans to expand footprint, invest $85 million in new Gainesville site Kelsey Richardson reports that Kubota North American Corp. is purchasing around 300 acres in Gainesville to establish a new engineering and design center…

July 24, 2019 Georgia.gov University System of Georgia Receives National Exceptional Agency Award of Excellence Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Friday the University System of Georgia (USG) was recognized nationally as the 2019-2020 Exceptional Agency by…

July 23, 2019 WSBRadio, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Plan approved to spend Georgia tax money on rural internet lines Mark Niesse reports that Georgia recently finalized a plan to spend the public’s money on subsidies for high-speed internet lines, laying the foundation…

July 22, 2019 GPB $750K Awarded To South Georgia Hospital Authority For Rural Health Care Ellen Eldridge reports that the federal government on Thursday awarded one South Georgia hospital authority funding from $20 million distributed to 27 organizations nationwide to…

July 19, 2019 WABE 90.1 Education Department OK’s New Testing Pilots For Georgia Schools Martha Dalton reports that the U.S. Education Department has approved two testing pilot programs some Georgia school districts will use. The department OK’d the Georgia MAP…