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More than 1 million Georgians have cast their ballots early for the Nov. 8 election as of Tuesday afternoon, nearly a 70% increase over this point in the 2018 midterm election, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Your Government

Voter Turnout Soars: More than 1 million people have voted so far in Georgia

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderOctober 26, 2022September 24, 2023

The gun industry in Georgia paid an average wage of $52,865 in 2021 and generated an estimated $99.4 million in federal business tax revenue that year.

The gun industry brought $1.8 billion to Georgia last year

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareOctober 23, 2022October 23, 2022

Georgia’s secretary of state candidates each sought to portray themselves Tuesday as the best protectors of democracy and elections – past, present, and future – during a debate in Atlanta.

Your Government

Here’s what happened at the Georgia Secretary of State debate

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 19, 2022September 24, 2023

How is the Secretary of State Chosen?: Unlike the United States Secretary of State, who is appointed, Georgia's Secretary of State is elected by the people. The only exception is when there is a vacancy in the office, and then the secretary of state is appointed by the governor. Otherwise, it is a partisan elected office.

Georgia Government 101

Georgia Government 101: What does Georgia’s Secretary of State Do?

by Thom ChandlerOctober 19, 2022October 19, 2022

Georgia state capitol building in Atlanta at night

Georgia Government 101

Georgia Government 101: What does the Lieutenant Governor do?

by Thom ChandlerOctober 15, 2022October 17, 2022

Stacker investigated the former jobs of the governor in Georgia using information from a variety of news and other sources.

What was Brian Kemp’s job before he became governor of Georgia?

by StackerOctober 7, 2022October 7, 2022

Industrial facilities released more than 5 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Georgia’s waterways in 2020, putting Georgia in 13th place nationwide, according to a new report released by Environment Georgia.

Georgia By The Numbers

5 million pounds of toxic chemicals were dumped into Georgia’s water in 2020

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 5, 2022October 5, 2022

Car crash

Traffic & Transportation

Georgia ranks 14th in the U.S. for most traffic deaths

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareOctober 1, 2022October 1, 2022

Georgia emergency management officials activated the State Operations Center Monday in anticipation of Hurricane Ian, which is expected to reach Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week before potentially moving into Georgia.

The latest on Hurricane Ian and how it could impact Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 26, 2022September 26, 2022

The Gist: Tropical Storm Ian formed in the Caribbean on Friday and is on a path that could see impacts to Florida and Georgia this week.

Tropical Storm Ian: What we know and how it could impact Georgia

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 25, 2022September 26, 2022

Disparities in school spending have been a point of contention in the American public education system for decades. Because public schools typically receive the bulk of their funding from local sources such as property taxes, wealthy districts are often better funded than poorer ones.

What is Georgia’s wealthiest school district?

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022

Last year there were 212 family violence related deaths in Georgia — a nearly 50% increase over the previous year. The coronavirus pandemic is part of the explanation for the sharp rise, but there are other factors, including the difficulty in identifying when a death is related to family violence. For more on this, GPB’s Peter Biello spoke with Hall County Solicitor-General and board chair of the Georgia Commission on Family Violence Stephanie Woodard.

Crime

Deaths from family violence are rising in Georgia. Here’s why

by Peter Biello | GA TodaySeptember 11, 2022September 11, 2022

ATLANTA – Georgia’s film industry took off after the General Assembly significantly strengthened the state income tax credit for movie and TV productions in 2008. The industry’s annual economic impact has soared from a relatively paltry $242 million the year before lawmakers upped the ante on the credit to $4.4 billion last year. Now, the

Georgia musicians ask lawmakers for similar tax incentives to film industry

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 9, 2022September 24, 2023

ATLANTA – Georgia and 31 other states have reached a $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs in a lawsuit over the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. An agreement announced Tuesday ends a two-year bipartisan investigation into a company that until recently was the dominant player in the vaping market. The investigation revealed JUUL aggressively

Georgia to share in multi-state settlement with JUUL for marketing to underage users

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 6, 2022September 6, 2022

The Lung Institute, a source for pulmonary information for better lung health, including disease prevention and management, commissioned a national study to establish a ranking of lung health across America, over a five-year period. This data analysis factored the following statistics from the last 5 years: the change in smoking rate in each state, as well as the change in pollution level (measured in PM2.5, which is the average daily density of fine particulate matter in micrograms per cubic meter).

Out of Breath: Georgia ranked the 11th worst state in the U.S. for lung health

by Special to The Georgia SunSeptember 1, 2022September 1, 2022

2020 was also the deadliest year in Georgia in the last decade, based on FBI homicide rate data from 2011 through 2020. There were 943 homicides reported in the state in 2020, or 8.8 for every 100,000 people.

Crime

Georgia’s homicide rate soared in 2020

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareAugust 24, 2022August 24, 2022

Former Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal dies

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 23, 2022August 26, 2022

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in Georgia using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Traffic & Transportation

Counties with the most super commuters in Georgia

by StackerAugust 21, 2022August 21, 2022

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