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Georgia Firm Tied To Ethics Board Member Financed Scheme To Trip Up Progressive Groups
“I told him this was not a pleasure boat,” the employee told Policy Watch. “We were going to be out in the Gulf current, rough seas.”
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Governor Green Lights Senior Care Visits, But Safety Guidelines A Tall Order
For three months, the phone line was the Decatur resident’s only connection to her mom, Irene Margolies.
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Collins Campaign In Disarray Over Fraudster’s Dodgy UK Perfume Spree
That’s because the campaign was ripped off to the tune of more than $15,000, spent on high-end perfume; Collins embroiled in controversy.
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New $300 Unemployment Boost Arrives, But Some Film Workers Left Out
The program’s up-to $300 weekly payments replace the now-defunct enhanced unemployment payment through the CARES Act.
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Health Officials Blame Prison For COVID Outbreak In Rural Southeast Georgia
The count of coronavirus cases in rural Wheeler County nearly doubled last week, as 145 were reported to the Department of Public Health.
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Downgraded Hurricane Sally To Cross Georgia With Soaking Rains, Stiff Winds
The storm that smashed ashore as a Category 2 flooded streets and toppled trees from Pensacola, Fla., to Gulf Shores, Ala.
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Northern Senators Say Sonny Perdue’s Trade-War Relief Favors South’s Farmers
The former governor is blasted by senators from Northern farming states, who believe his trade-war relief program favors the South.
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Bookman: No Need To Adjust Your Set If You Don’t Recognize "The TV" Perdue
Perdue appears to be a Trump sycophant when in Washington, with a hidden agenda to eradicate social programs.
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Georgia State’s Becker To Resign After Leading Transformative Change
In his letter, Becker did not give a reason for his departure. He led the school through "a massive expansion," the report states.
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Kemp Order Opens Path For Long-Term Care Residents To Host Family, Friends
Kemp authorized in-person visitation “subject to specific criteria and restrictions outlined by the Department of Public Health."
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Amid Campus COVID Spread, Georgia Colleges To Push For In-Person Classes
“We believe strongly in on-campus instruction, the richness it adds to education and the total student experience,” the chancellor said.
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Politically Connected Firm Earning Millions In State COVID Contract
Chairman and CEO Jackson a "longtime financial contributor to Georgia Republican candidates," according to the report.
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Coast Guard Conducts Public Hearing In Capsized Golden Ray Investigation
The U.S. Coast Guard’s first public airing of events that led to the wreck off St. Simons Sound Sept. 8 is set to resume today.
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State Budget Faces ‘Steep Cliff’ Without Renewed Weekly Jobless Pay
But without additional federal aid, the run of promising revenue news could be short-lived, says Danny Kanso, tax and budget policy analyst.
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Georgia College Students Adapt To Online Classes, New Kind Of Tests
An associate professor of epidemiology says “there are certainly fewer students on campus compared to last year at this time."
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Georgia Slips Even Lower Among States On New Health Score Card
It is due to a large percentage of diabetic adults and uninsured residents.
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COVID Figures Spike At UGA Again As 1,400 Students Infected
The college said 1,417 positive tests were reported through the University’s DawgCheck system for the period of Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.
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‘We’re Not Through This’: Governors Plead With Congress For COVID Aid
But Republicans at a House hearing rejected their pleas, arguing that states have yet to spend money provided by Congress earlier this year.
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Georgia’s COVID Testing Drop Blamed On Virus Fatigue, Lost Confidence
The state tested 1,043 people per 100,000 as of last week, when testing dropped about 20 percent from the week before.