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May 4, 2023 WABE Mining debate brings personal ties to the Okefenokee Swamp into focus Emily Jones reports that as the battle has unfolded over the last four years, a truth has emerged. The swamp elicits powerful feelings. For thousands…

May 3, 2023 Georgia Recorder State regulators hear pleas for relief from rising electric bills in Georgia Power fuel rate case Stanley Dunlap reports that Savannah resident Evelyn Jackson told Georgia utility regulators Tuesday that being a retiree on a…

May 2, 2023 Capitol Beat News Georgia Power completes hot functional testing at Plant Vogtle’s Unit 4 Dave Williams reports that Georgia Power is making significant progress with the second of two additional nuclear reactors being built at Plant Vogtle…

May 1, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation to Bolster and Maintain Top-Tier Workforce Talent in Georgia Staff reports that Gov. Kemp signed multiple bills today at a ceremony on the campus of West Georgia Technical College in Coweta County.…

April 28, 2023 Macon Telegraph Billed as the first in Georgia, Trulieve opens medical marijuana dispensary in Macon Purser reports that Trulieve Georgia is expected to start receiving its first legal medical marijuana patients in Georgia at its Macon dispensary…

April 27, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs Public Safety and Anti-Gang Legislation Staff reports that Gov. Kemp signed SB 44 today at the Georgia Sheriffs' Association Command Staff Conference. He also signed several other pieces of legislation designed to support…

April 26, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Cutting Red Tape for Women-, Minority-, and Veteran-owned Businesses Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Rep. Soo Hong, Sen. Mike Hodges, local and state leaders, and representatives…

April 25, 2023 Augusta Chronicle Reps. Rick Allen, Jeff Duncan tour Plant Vogtle, advocate for more nuclear construction Abraham Kenmore reports, after touring the as-yet uncompleted fourth reactor at Plant Vogtle, U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta and U.S. House Energy,…

April 24, 2023 Macon Telegraph Federal incentives have sparked a $12 billion clean energy manufacturing boom in Georgia Gautama Mehta reports that companies have invested billions of dollars to build large-scale manufacturing plants in Georgia after Congress passed two bills…

April 21, 2023 Georgia Recorder Georgia Power customers in for a shock as average monthly bill could rise by $23 by June Stanley Dunlap reports, starting in June, Georgia Power customers could experience another bout of sticker shock when they…