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Storm Brushes Past Golden Ray Wreck After Sen. Perdue Chides Coast Guard
Monday, Isaias became just the first named storm to come close to St. Simons Sound since the Golden Ray capsized there last summer.
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Deadline Day For Kemp To Sign, Veto Or Ignore Bills Passed In 2020 Session
Kemp must decide whether to sign controversial legislation giving police new protections against bias crimes, a hate-crime law compromise.
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Yale Study: COVID Jobless Benefits Did Not Stop People From Seeking Work
As Congress debates the COVID-19 relief package, further debate ensues over how to alter (or not) the $600 weekly FPUC.
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GOP Leaders Reluctant To Add Billions In State, Local Aid In New Relief Deal
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy is making a strong push to rescue ailing state and local governments in a fifth coronavirus relief bill.
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‘14,000 Attempts.’ Balky Tech, Expiring Benefits Worry Workers, State Leaders
Congress is continuing to squabble over whether to extend a federal supplement to unemployment insurance and if they do, by how much.
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Governor Signs Bill Green-Lighting Stores To Deliver Beer, Wine And Liquor
Georgians should soon be able to order beer, wine and liquor, and have it delivered to their doorstep, thanks to a law signed by Gov. Kemp.
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Rural Georgia’s Back-To-School Blues: COVID-19 Spreads Fast, Internet is Slow
For rural Georgia students, a heightened spread of COVID-19 combined with low internet availability could preclude online schoolwork.
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Support Grows To Replace Capitol Confederate Statue With John Lewis
There's a call to remove a statue of the vice president of the Confederacy and replace it with John Lewis.
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Trump's Visit To Georgia Was Amid Diving Approval Ratings, Dismal Economy, Brutal COVID Mismanagement
On Tuesday, the state of Georgia reported an additional 3,413 cases of the novel coronavirus.
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Rural Southwest Georgia Hospital Plans October Closure; COVID Was The Last Straw
The financial blow from COVID-19 has helped force the closure of a rural hospital in Georgia.
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Georgia Lawmakers’ Businesses Received Coronavirus Relief Loans
In Georgia, 38 elected officials and congressional candidates' ties to businesses meant 44 businesses received COVID-19 PPP aid.
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Senate GOP Pursue Benefits Pay Cut For Jobless; Adjourn Without Action
Democratic leaders slammed Republicans for leaving in the lurch millions of jobless Americans relying on enhanced unemployment benefits.
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State Pauses Lawsuit Over Atlanta’s Enhanced COVID Restrictions
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Kemp continue to negotiate to resolve a lawsuit over the city’s attempt to impose COVID restrictions.
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Georgia Voters Will Decide Thorny ‘Sovereign Immunity’ Issue This Fall
The Ballot question would center on challenging the constitutionality of state and local laws; it stems from an abortion case.
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‘Shocked And Betrayed’ Teachers Resign After School Board Fails To Ensure Safety In Reopening
After the state and local boards of education failed to act on behalf of teachers, several decided to walk away from education.
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House Passes Bipartisan Public Lands Bill; Next Stop President’s Desk
It would provide $9.5 billion to pay down National Park Service maintenance debt.
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Teachers Express Relief After Learning Moves Online, But Worry For Colleagues
(This story was updated with an additional comment from Cherokee County School District spokeswoman Barbara Jacoby.)
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Bookman: History Might Prove Harsh Judge Of Kemp’s Pandemic Response
We are reaping what we have sown.
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Georgia’s College Towns Brace For The Return Of In-Person Classes
The pandemic has debilitated many small businesses in the Carrollton area.
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Support Grows For Changes To Citizen’s Arrest Law, If Not Outright Repeal
State lawmakers reviewing Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law said they could soon reach common ground on whether to repeal it or revise it.