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Oct. 10, 2022 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: September Net Tax Revenues Up 9.9% Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp on Friday announced that Georgia’s September net tax collections totaled almost $3.1 billion for an increase of $279.2 million, or 9.9…

Oct. 7, 2022 Georgia Dept. of Education Georgia high-school graduation rate rises in 2022 Staff reports that Georgia's high-school graduation rate increased in 2022, rising to 84.1% – an all-time high since the state began using the adjusted cohort calculation…

Oct. 6 2022 Dalton Daily Citizen Protein company coming to the Carbondale Business Park, creating 80 jobs Staff reports that a global producer of animal proteins has announced plans to build a broth factory in the Carbondale Business Park just…

Oct. 5, 2022 Capitol Beat News New report:  Georgia 13th in nation for amount of toxic chemicals dumped in waterways  Rebecca Grapevine reports that industrial facilities released more than 5 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Georgia’s waterways in 2020, putting…

Oct. 3, 2022 Augusta Chronicle Stronger storms, longer seasons: How hurricanes will change in Georgia's rising waters Marisa Mecke reports, since since 1980, storm intensity has increased. More storms have been major hurricanes (Category 3 or above), and there's been an…

Sept. 30, 2022 Georgia Recorder Kia plant CEO tells state lawmakers affordable housing shortage hurting worker recruitment Stanley Dunlap reports that Kia’s assembly plant in West Point opened in 2008 with more than enough workers available to produce the first…

Sept. 29, 2022 Georgia.gov Georgia Named No. 1 for Business for Unprecedented 9th Year Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced that Georgia has been named by Area Development magazine as the No. 1 state for business for the…

Sept. 28, 2022 Valdosta Daily Times Kemp issues Ian state of emergency Staff reports that Gov. Brian P. Kemp issued a state of emergency order Tuesday for all counties in Georgia in preparation for Hurricane Ian's impact later in the…

Sept. 27, 2022 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp, Emergency Management Officials to Activate State Operations Center Ahead of Tropical Storm Ian Staff reports that in coordination with Director Chris Stallings of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS), the National…