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Aug. 8, 2019 Clayton News Daily, Gwinnett Daily Post Georgia ranked 4th best for small business friendliness Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today that Thumbtack, a website and app that finds local professionals for projects, announced its…

Aug. 7, 2019 GPB Environmental Groups: Coal Ash Disposal At 5 Georgia Sites Poses Danger Emil Moffat reports that the method Georgia Power uses to dispose of coal ash at five sites in Georgia is raising alarms with environmental groups.…

Aug. 6, 2019 GPB Report: Toxic Coal Ash Is Submerged In Groundwater Grant Blankenship reports that a report from leading environmental advocates in Georgia describes how the toxins left over from burning coal for power are being stored by Georgia…

Aug. 5, 2019 Saporta Report Aerospace sector stands out among Georgia’s economic success stories David Pendered reports that of all the “gee whiz, Georgia’s great” economic stories, the aerospace and defense sector stands out – The United States ranks No.…

Aug. 2, 2019 WABE 90.1 Georgia’s Young Children At Risk For Undercount in 2020 Census Roxanne Scott reports that for the 2020 Census, 4.5 million children live in areas that are hard-to-count. Georgia is one of the states most at…

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…