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July 18, 2023 The Center Square Atlanta area has the nation’s second-highest inflation T.A. DeFeo reports that despite potentially encouraging job and unemployment news, inflation remains a top concern for many Georgia businesses. "With costs coming down, wages rising, and…

July 17, 2023 Georgia Recorder Tens of thousands of Georgians at risk of losing food assistance under state’s new work rules Stanley Dunlap reports that food assistance advocates contend that a Georgia agency’s refusal to apply for a federal work…

July 14, 2023 Rough Draft Atlanta EPD evaluates enforcement action for Chattahoochee River sewage spill Bob Pepalis reports that the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) will decide what enforcement action to take after partially treated wastewater flowed into the Chattahoochee…

July 13, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Kia to Invest Over $200 Million in EV9 Production Expansion Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Kia will invest more than $200 million and create nearly 200 new jobs at…

July 12, 2023 WABE Georgia is making its first-ever climate change plan Emily Jones reports, for the first time, Georgia is working on a statewide plan to address climate change. There’s a plan in the works for metro Atlanta, too.…

July 11, 2023 Georgia.org Georgia Council for the Arts to Distribute $3.5 Million in Competitive State Grants Staff reports that Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced that more…

July 10, 2023 GPB Georgia peach farmers pursuing solutions to crop losses caused by climate change Gautama Mehta reports that Middle Georgia’s peach growers, who have been devastated by a harvest ruined by bad weather, have little in the way…

July 7, 2023 Fox 5 Atlanta Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 77th wedding anniversary Staff reports that former President Jimmy Carter and human rights figure and mental health advocate Rosalynn Carter are celebrating 77 years of love and marriage Friday.…

July 6, 2023 New York Times What’s a Georgia Summer Without Peaches? Not So Sweet. Kim Severson reports, a winter that was a touch warm, followed by a series of hard freezes in March, has devastated the Georgia peach crop.…

July 5, 2023 Capitol Beat News Several state agencies getting new heads Dave Williams reports that there’s been some major shuffling of posts inside the Kemp administration. Gov. Brian Kemp Friday named Rick Dunn, currently director of the Georgia Environmental…