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Job-based health plans get more expensive, with little relief in sight

Rising healthcare premiums and worker contributions are putting significant financial pressure on American families and ...
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Hyundai expands wastewater permit to increase vehicle production

Hyundai's Bryan County plant in Ellabell expanded its permitted wastewater output by approximately half a million gallons per day to support increased production capacity.
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Proposed amendment aims to shield more Georgia farms from development

Georgia voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would expand a property tax relief program for farmers by ...
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Warnock, Ossoff call for investigation at South Georgia ICE facility as hunger strike said to continue

Georgia senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff requested a federal investigation into allegations of retaliation against hunger strikers at the Folkston ICE processing center following reports of ...
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Georgia House Dist. 161: Bill Hitchens, David Dillie

Incumbent Republican Bill Hitchens and Democratic challenger David Dillie outlined their priorities for the Georgia House ...
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Secretary of State files complaint against Georgia House candidate David Dillie over dual voting claims

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has filed a formal complaint seeking to disqualify Democratic House candidate David Dillie over allegations that he violated residency requirements by ...
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Judge blocks Homeland Security from conducting election-related sweeps in Georgia, 8 other states

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security from conducting certain election-related field operations in nine states, including Georgia, through ...
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Georgia Senate Dist. 1: Ben Watson, Corey Foreman

Georgia State Senate District 1 covers 191,523 residents in parts of Chatham, Liberty, and Bryan counties. The General Assembly meets for 40 days each year; senators also serve year-round on various ...
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Georgia tax collections continued to grow in September

ATLANTA — Net Georgia tax collections in September rose 2.3% over the same month last year, continuing gains recorded in recent months. Net collections for the month totaled $3.34 billion, up $76.7 ...
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DOE OKs Savannah River Site as next home for nation’s largest supply of new nuclear warhead triggers

Only a small handful of the public will likely ever get to see the Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility (SRPPF) in Aiken, S.C., near Augusta. Here lies the future manufacturing site for most ...
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McLaurin, Dolezal battle it out for influential Georgia lieutenant governor role

The lieutenant governor is the second-highest office in the Georgia executive branch under the governor — they take over should anything happen to the governor. The lieutenant governor also serves as ...
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Court lifts block on Georgia law that restricts children’s access to social media

ATLANTA — Georgia can enforce a 2024 state law that seeks to limit social media companies’ access to children under a new ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Protecting Georgia’s ...