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March 18, 2019 University of Georgia El Nino impacts Georgia agriculture Clint Thompson reports that farmers who might face a delayed planting season can thank El Nino for Georgia’s exceedingly wet winter, according to Pam Knox, University of Georgia Cooperative…

March 15, 2019 GPB How Atlanta Came to Own The World’s Busiest Airport Sophia Saliby reports that state lawmakers are debating a bill to seize control of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport from the city of Atlanta. It generates more than…

March 13, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah Harbor deepening slated for $130M in funding DeAnn Komanecky reports that Savannah’s Harbor Expansion Project, known as SHEP, got another year closer to the finish line Monday with the release of the U.S.…

March 12, 2019 Georgia.gov February Net Tax Revenues Up 5.5% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for February totaled almost $1.3 billion for an increase of $67.6 million - or 5.5 percent - compared to February…

March 11, 2019 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Macon Telegraph GA timber industry hurt by storms, driver shortage but there’s reason to be optimistic Maggie Lee reports that the timber plots that blanket something near two-thirds of Georgia are, for their owners, a…

March 8, 2019 WABE 90.1 Georgia Senate Passes State Airport Takeover Bill Emma Hurt reports, by a vote of 34-22, the Georgia State Senate approved a contentious proposal to create a state authority to take control of the City of…

March 7, 2019 GPB U.S. House Seeks Documents About 'Unprecedented Challenges' With Georgia's Voting Stephen Fowler reports that a U.S. House committee has issued a sweeping call for documents from the governor and secretary of state to learn more about…

March 6, 2019 Saporta Report Metro Atlanta ranks in top third of global rankings of traffic congestion David Pendered reports that Moscow is ranked as the world’s worst city for traffic congestion, but motorists there travel 3 mph faster than…

March 5, 2019 Georgia.gov After Severe Storm, Kemp Declares State of Emergency in Grady, Harris & Talbot Counties Staff reports, yesterday, Governor Brian P. Kemp issued an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency in Grady, Harris, and Talbot Counties…