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Feb. 20, 2019 Gwinnett Daily Post Senate panel backs waiver bill to insure more Georgians Curt Yeomans reports that the Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed legislation Tuesday to allow Gov. Brian Kemp to pursue health care waivers from the…

Feb. 19, 2019 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Partnership With SANS Institute for Cyber Workforce Development Staff reports that Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced Monday Georgia's partnership with the SANS Institute to provide high school girls and college students with the opportunity to develop…

Feb. 18, 2019 GPB After More Than 70 Years On Air, WSB-TV Gets New Owner Sophia Saliby reports that Atlanta’s oldest TV station, WSB-TV, is getting a new owner. Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises and Apollo Global Management announced a deal Friday. Cox Enterprises will…

Feb. 14, 2019 GPB Conserving Georgia's Coast, Protecting Endangered Right Whales Elena Rivera and Virginia Prescott report that the Georgia coast is a central calving spot for North Atlantic right whales; however, last year, no new calves were spotted there, and…

Feb. 15, 2019 WABE 90.1 Georgia Power Continues Work On Coal Ash Pond Closures Molly Samuel reports that Georgia Power is continuing to clean up coal ash, a byproduct from burning coal for electricity that can contain toxic materials. The utility…

Feb. 13, 2019 Georgia.gov January State Revenue Report Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled $2.25 billion, for a decrease of $314.1 million, or -12.2 percent, compared to January 2018, when net tax collections totaled…

Feb. 12, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah fastest growing industrial market, experts report DeAnn Komanecky reports that Savannah has earned another accolade, this time as the fastest growing industrial market in the United States. The designation in the annual Emerging Industrial Markets report…

Feb. 11, 2019 Saporta Report Health reform effort faces potentially formidable opposition at state Capitol David Pendered reports that the legislative effort to “revolutionize” the not-for-profit health care delivery system in Georgia is set to run head-on into entrenched hospital interests…

Feb. 8, 2019 Georgia.gov Boehringer Ingelheim To Create 225 Jobs, Invest Over $120 Million in Georgia Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Thursday that Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., a leading animal health company, will create 225 jobs and…

Feb. 7, 2019 11Alive Georgia bill would decriminalize marijuana possession Doug Richards reports that a bill to decriminalize marijuana statewide was scheduled for a Georgia Senate subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Backers of the bill say it makes sense to do statewide what Georgia cities…