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March 14, 2025 Capitol Beat News Georgia unemployment holds steady in January Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady in January at 3.6%, despite declines in jobs, the size of the state’s labor force, and the number of…

March 13, 2025 Georgia Recorder U.S. Ag secretary stops by Georgia Capitol and vows Hurricane Helene relief coming for farmers Jill Nolin reports that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said federal disaster relief will soon be on the way…

March 12, 2025 Rough Draft Atlanta Mayor Dickens launches bid for second term Collin Kelley reports that Mayor Andre Dickens launched his re-election campaign on Tuesday, March 12, with a focus on public safety, infrastructure, housing, and education. With $1.4…

March 11, 2025 Georgia.gov February Tax Revenues Up 4.6%; Adjusted YTD Down 0.4% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections in the month of February approached $2.13 billion, for an increase of $94.2 million, or 4.6%, compared…

March 10, 2025 Calhoun Times, Rome News-Tribune Small Brewers Fight Against Distribution Monopoly Adam Carey reports that a bill designed to modernize and update rules for Georgia’s small breweries failed to advance in the state Senate last week — disappointing…

March 7, 2025 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs AFY25 Budget - Delivering Hurricane Relief, Tax Refunds, and Major One-Time Investments Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lt. Governor Burt Jones, Speaker Jon Burns, House and Senate…

March 6, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Was more clean energy attainable in past Georgia Power plans? Energy experts explain Kala Hunter and Margaret Walker report, testimonies from Georgia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan hearings between 2022 and 2023 reveal two big problems…

March 5, 2025 WABE, Georgia Recorder Decade after Georgia lawmakers legalized low-THC medical cannabis, Legislature weighs broader access Maya Homan reports that ten years after Georgia legalized cannabis possession for medical use, lawmakers in both chambers of the state Legislature…

March 4, 2025 WABE Georgia wildfires blaze through 4,000 acres of land across state Kendall Murry reports, the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) said they responded to 86 wildfires that burned over 1,550 acres of land on Friday. GFC responded to…

March 3, 2025 Rome News-Tribune Local Cotton Farmers Get Update From State Experts Ahead of Planting Season Adam Carey reports, like an army platoon heading into a battle, area cotton farmers gathered in Armuchee to hear from statewide experts about…