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We learned earlier this year that Georgia is considering casino legalization. Furthermore, the consideration is not only for online gaming, as we’ve seen in some other states in recent years. It is instead for the authorization and design of “casino resorts” across the state.

How Could Georgia Casinos Stand Out?

by Ward BradleyAugust 24, 2021September 24, 2023

Kemp getting vaccinated

Democratic lawmakers to Kemp: ‘Start invalidating anti-vaccine rhetoric’

by Thom ChandlerAugust 23, 2021August 23, 2021

A long-envisioned plan to build Georgia’s first interstate highway since the 1960s has gained new momentum.

Traffic & Transportation

New Interstate would run from Georgia to Texas

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 21, 2021September 24, 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday prohibiting local governments in Georgia from imposing mask mandates to discourage the spread of COVID-19.

Kemp halts mask mandates by local governments

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 19, 2021August 19, 2021

Georgia has won another legal battle in the decades-long tri-state water wars.

Georgia wins key battle in Water Wars with Alabama

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 15, 2021September 24, 2023

The United States, including Georgia, became more urban and more diverse during the last decade, according to U.S. Census results released Thursday.

Georgia By The Numbers

Here’s how Georgia’s population has changed in the last 10 years

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 14, 2021September 24, 2023

Did you know that Georgia firefighters are actively working to fight wildfires in the western U.S.?

These Georgians are fighting western wildfires

by Thom ChandlerAugust 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Roadwork

Your Government

Georgia will get $11 billion from infrastructure bill

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 10, 2021September 24, 2023

Healthcare.gov

Lower prices and more options ahead for Georgia’s health insurance exchange

by Andy Miller | GHNAugust 9, 2021September 24, 2023

Election mail envelopes with face masks

Your Government

15 states show support for Georgia’s election law

by J.D. Davidson | The Center SquareAugust 5, 2021August 5, 2021

A cool front that helped to take the edge off of heat and lowered temperatures by 5-10 degrees across the Southern states Sunday into Monday has stalled and is forecast to linger along the Southeastern coast for the balance of the week. The front has run into an atmospheric roadblock thanks to an area of high pressure near Bermuda that has strengthened and drifted westward a bit. This setup will help to funnel in moisture from both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic — a factor that will enhance rainfall.

Georgia braces for ‘relentless rain’

by AccuWeatherAugust 3, 2021August 3, 2021

Thermometer

It’s going to be a hot weekend in Georgia

by Thom ChandlerJuly 31, 2021July 31, 2021

Mature doctor doing vaccination of man in clinic

A closer look at Georgia’s unvaccinated problem

by Grant Blankenship | GA TodayJuly 30, 2021July 31, 2021

Police cars at night. Police car chasing a car at night with fog background. 911 Emergency response police car speeding to scene of crime. Selective focus

Crime

Kemp to spend $2 million fighting crime

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 28, 2021September 24, 2023

The obesity epidemic in the U.S. is a major health issue, and it's getting worse. The current national adult obesity rate is 29.7%, but almost half of adults are projected to be obese, not just overweight, by 2030, according to Harvard researchers estimates published in December 2019 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Georgia By The Numbers

Here’s where Georgia ranks for obesity

by Hristina Byrnes | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareJuly 24, 2021July 24, 2021

More than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2020, a nearly 30% surge from 2019 and the most ever recorded in a single year, according to recently released data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Georgia By The Numbers

Where did Georgia rank in overdose deaths in 2020?

by Hristina Byrnes | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareJuly 23, 2021July 23, 2021

adorable red haired schoolgirl sitting at desk and studying at home with math icons

Here’s how you can weigh in on Georgia’s math standards

by Thom ChandlerJuly 22, 2021July 22, 2021

Law books

States braced for a wave of COVID lawsuits. It never arrived

by Elaine S. Povich |StatelineJuly 21, 2021July 21, 2021

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