Labor commissioner Thompson dies at age 59 - The Current
Nov 25, 2024 · ATLANTA – Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson died Sunday at the age of 59, eight months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Federal prosecutors file suit against Brunswick for attempts to …
Dec 17, 2024 · The court filing seeks an injunction against the city and its attempts to close the shelter. “Federal law protects the right of religious groups such as The Well to use their land to help others,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in a press release.
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Democratic Georgia lawmaker sets goals for 2025 intended to …
Nov 15, 2024 · The recommendations range from vague goals of promoting awareness of mental health to more concrete tasks like creating a government office to research causes of gun violence and a ten-day waiting period for people without weapons carry licenses to …
Research: Coastal Georgia is losing tree canopy - The Current
Dec 17, 2024 · Chatham saw a loss of 1.2 percent of its canopy, a somewhat low number Giarrusso called “a little misleading.” His study, funded by a $96,000 Coastal Incentive Grant administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, looked at the canopy through 2019, before the big push for development began.
Georgia will see more natural disasters. How are state leaders ...
Nov 23, 2024 · The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved over 181,000 applications for individual assistance from people in Georgia affected by Hurricane Helene, worth about $232 million.
Georgians with disabilities are still being institutionalized, despite ...
Nov 23, 2024 · ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a small, drab hospital room. On a rainy mid-September morning, a small TV attached to a mostly blank white wall played silently.
Longleaf pine forests increasing Coastal Georgia - The Current
Nov 20, 2024 · This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The number of longleaf pines is increasing across the Southeast, with some of the biggest improvements in Georgia, according to a new study from the U.S. Forest Service.. Some 57 million acres of longleaf pine forest once stretched across the southeast from Virginia to Texas.
Judge stalls permits for larger homes on Sapelo - The Current
Nov 4, 2024 · A judge on Monday called a temporary halt to controversial zoning that allowed larger houses to be built in the Hogg Hummock neighborhood of Sapelo Island, home to one of the last Gullah Geechee communities in the United States.
Q&A: U.S. House, Georgia 1st Dist. candidates - The Current
Oct 8, 2024 · Patti Hewitt Patti Hewitt. Campaign email: [email protected] Political affiliation: Democratic Age: 69 Home: Richmond Hill, for 5 years Job/Occupation: Retired, former Business Executive in Consumer Financial Services Education (institutions attended, degrees earned): University of Miami, B.A. English/cum laude Hometown: Bayside, NY Family: One daughter, four grandchildren