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July 2, 2025 Capitol Beat News PSC approves Georgia Power rate freeze Dave Williams reports that state energy regulators Tuesday unanimously approved Georgia Power’s plan to freeze customer rates for the next three years. Under an agreement the Atlanta-based utility…

July 1, 2025 Macon Telegraph Train derails in Fort Valley area amid a flash flood. What we know Carly Lenhardt reports, a Norfolk Southern train traveling through the Fort Valley area was derailed Saturday during a flash flood, officials say.…

June 30, 2025 WABE Hearings over Georgia Power energy plan, rate freeze get contentious Emily Jones reports that the Georgia Public Service Commission will make two major decisions next month, on a proposal to temporarily freeze Georgia Power’s rates and on the…

June 27, 2025 Capitol Beat News PSC hears Georgia Power rate freeze plan Dave Williams reports that executives representing Georgia Power and the state’s energy regulating agency Thursday defended the utility’s plan to freeze rates against accusations that the temporary…

une 26, 2025 The Brunswick News New rail capacity at Brunswick port to come online this month Staff reports that the first phase of a new rail facility at the Port of Brunswick is slated to begin operations by the…

June 25, 2025 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces $26.5M for Local Transportation Projects Staff reports, Gov. Kemp and the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) Board of Directors on Tuesday announced the approval of a record $26.5 million in Georgia Transportation…

June 24, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Georgia Power merges hydrogen, natural gas for cleaner energy. Why it matters Kala Hunter reports, the energy research community is cheering after Georgia Power completed the largest ever test of blending hydrogen and natural gas…

June 23, 2025 WABE Conservation land deal stops Okefenokee mining plan Marisa Mecke reports, after six years, the controversial plan to mine next to Georgia’s beloved Okefenokee Swamp has been halted. The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit organization specializing in the acquisition…

June 19, 2025 Capitol Beat News Georgia unemployment rate declines slightly Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 3.5%, seven-tenths below the national jobless rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. “After holding steady…

June 19, 2025 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Latest Workforce Housing Grant Awards Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Wednesday the latest round of grant awards for the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative, totaling $6.5 million in infrastructure development and supporting…