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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…

Sept. 26, 2022 Fox 5 Atlanta Huge surplus leaves Georgia with $6.6B in cash to spend Jeff Amy reports that Georgia ran a surplus of more than $6 billion in the budget year that ended June 30, meaning the state’s…

Sept. 23, 2022 The Center Square Georgia officials report unemployment rates on the rise in the Peach State T.A. DeFeo reports that unemployment is on the rise in Georgia. Peach State labor officials said all Regional Commissions saw an increase…

Sept. 22, 2022 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Awards Over $30M in Second Round of Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Grants Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced the second round of grant awards for housing initiatives across Georgia focused on…

Sept. 21, 2022 Albany Herald Business shines a light on future of agriculture Staff reports, next time you sit down to a crisp, green salad, take a moment to think about where your leafy greens come from. Traditional agriculture is…