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Dec. 13, 2021 Georgia Health News A rural Georgia community reels after hospital closes Andy Miller reports that the Cuthbert hospital was one of 19 rural hospitals in the U.S. that closed in 2020. That’s the largest number of such facilities…

Dec. 10, 2021 Capitol Beat News Port of Savannah sets 16th consecutive monthly cargo record Dave Williams reports that supply chain issues aren’t affecting the Port of Savannah’s ability to move containerized cargo. The port’s Garden City Terminal handled 495,750…

Dec. 9, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com World Affairs Council Names Acclaimed Georgia Journalist as New President   Trevor Williams reports that a nationwide search surfaced multiple candidates, but the World Affairs Council of Atlanta ended up not having to look very far…

Dec. 8, 2021 The Center Square Georgia tax collection eclipses $2B in November Jason Schaumburg reports that Georgia's net tax collections in November amounted to $2.29 billion, a 17% increase compared with collections in November 2020, Gov. Brian Kemp's office…

Dec. 7, 2021 Georgia.gov November Net Tax Revenues Up 17 Percent Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections in November totaled $2.29 billion, for an increase of $332.7 million, or 17 percent, compared to November 2020, when…

Dec. 6, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Georgia a Top State for Job Growth from Foreign Investment Trevor Williams reports that over the five years ending in 2019, Georgia posted the eighth fastest growth rate among states in jobs attributable to foreign investment,…

Dec. 3, 2021 Capitol Beat News Plant Vogtle nuclear projects hits another delay Dave Williams reports that Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle has suffered another scheduling delay, an independent expert wrote this week in testimony filed with the…

Dec. 2, 2021 Georgia.org Georgia Council for the Arts Announces 2021 Poet Laureate Winner, Finalists Staff reports, this week, Georgia’s Poet Laureate, Chelsea Rathburn, in collaboration with Georgia Council for the Arts, announced the winner and finalists of the eighth…

Dec. 1, 2021 The Center Square Georgia roads rank 14th in U.S., report says Nyamekye Daniel reports that Georgia's highway system ranked 14th in the nation for its cost-effectiveness and condition in Reason Foundation's 26th Annual Highway Report. The Reason…

Nov. 30, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces New Communications and Legal Staff Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced the following changes and addition to his staff in the communications and legal departments. Effective December 1, current Director…