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Georgia isn't alone in city law vs. state conflicts - The Current
WEBApr 21, 2021 · Moves are a trend toward states preempting local laws and ordinances, a movement fueled by COVID-19 and the chaos around the 2020 elections. Conflicts between state and local governments — particularly in cities run by Democrats and states controlled by Republicans — when it came to rules such as mask ordinances and regulations on when businesses could open and at what capacity.
Georgia helps drive record enrollment in ACA health insurance
WEBDec 23, 2021 · Georgia helps drive record enrollment in ACA health insurance. States that haven’t expanded Medicaid spark surge in enrollments. A record 13.6 million Americans have signed up for health coverage for 2022 on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with nearly a month remaining to enroll in most states, …
Georgia's Black churches look to go green - The Current
WEBAug 14, 2023 · Gemini is partnering with Oakland, Calif.-based Green the Church, a nonprofit that aims to “expand the role of churches as centers for environmental and economic resilience” to improve energy efficiency and alternative energy production at places of worship across the country.In Georgia, the partners aim to reach 100 Black churches by the end of the year.
Thousands of Georgians enroll for coverage as exchange reopens
WEBMar 8, 2021 · More than 16,000 Georgians signed up for coverage on the state’s insurance exchange during the first two weeks of a special enrollment period ordered by President Biden. This story also appeared in Georgia Health News. That’s the third-highest total of any state, behind Florida and Texas, among the 36 states that let the federal government ...
New broadband project to serve rural South Georgia
WEBMay 27, 2021 · ATLANTA – Satilla Rural Electric Membership Corp. will partner with Kansas City-based Conexon Connect to offer high-speed broadband service to nine counties in southeastern Georgia. The $150 million project will serve more than 57,000 rural homes and businesses in Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Coffee, Jeff …
Brunswick residents join scientists to test water quality near ...
WEBJul 30, 2024 · A Superfund site is an area contaminated with hazardous waste that was dumped or otherwise mismanaged, and its been approved by the federal Environmental Protection Agency for cleanup. There are 23 Superfund sites around Georgia, and four of them are in Glynn County. Sites have to be inspected, ranked and then studied to …
Our Staff - The Current
WEBMaggie Lee is a data reporter for The Current. She has been covering Georgia and metro Atlanta government and politics since 2008, contributing writing and data journalism over the years to Creative Loafing, SaportaReport, Reporter Newspapers, The Telegraph (Macon) and others. Find her online at maggielee.net. Julia Capizzi.
State schools superintendent eyes new funding approach in 2024 ...
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Woods is proposing a $3,000 pay raise for teachers, which, if approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Brian Kemp, would represent a total salary increase of $10,000 since Kemp took office in 2019. Kemp’s office has not commented publicly on the proposals. “In the longer term, we also advocate for expanding step increases on the ...
‘It seemed like our lives didn’t matter.’ - The Current
WEBNov 30, 2021 · More than two months later, cellphone video was released showing how Arbery was chased by three white men before being shot. Hundreds of people in Glynn County took to the streets in outrage. “We needed answers. We needed accountability. We grew up here, but it seemed like our lives didn’t matter,” Henderson says.