Saved By Grace withdraws rezoning application for homeless shelter
Nov 22, 2024 · The local nonprofit Saved By Grace withdrew its application for a special use permit, which would have allowed it to provide overnight shelter to low-income men who work 40 hours a week.. The organization was set to have the county’s commission vote on the rezone Thursday night for the 5140 Blythe Island Highway property.
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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.
5 things: What to know about Georgia’s new election measures
Oct 7, 2024 · During the last three months, the members of Georgia’s Republican-led State Election Board have approved a contentious set of measures that may challenge decades of legal precedent.. For a battleground state already awash in election integrity misinformation, the decisions have alarmed citizens and election administrators alike.
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.
Three measures on Georgia's ballot, what they mean - The Current
Oct 11, 2024 · Georgia residents can vote for or against three state measures related to taxation on the ballot for the Nov. 5 general election next month. If passed, Georgia Amendment 1 would allow local governments to offer a statewide homestead exemption to ad valorem taxes, or taxes based on the assessed value of a piece of property.
Hyundai Metaplant announces assembly of first electric vehicle
Oct 5, 2024 · To be eligible for the tax benefits in 2024, vehicles must have had final assembly in North America, and at least 60% of the battery must be assembled in North America, according to the federal government. Since construction began in January 2023, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) and six other Hyundai affiliate factories have risen at a rapid pace from 3,000 acres of clear-cut ...
Judge rules Georgia’s restrictive abortion law unconstitutional
Sep 30, 2024 · “A review of our higher courts’ interpretations of ‘liberty’ demonstrates that liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in its protections, and in its bundle of rights the power of a woman to control her own body, to decide what happens to it and in it, and to reject state interference with her healthcare choices,” McBurney wrote in …
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.
Proposed Cumberland Island land swap raises concerns
Oct 14, 2024 · Specifically, the NPS is proposing the following four land exchanges, according to a nine-page document released by the park service: Exchange 1: The NPS would receive about 10 acres of unimproved forest located on the marsh side of the island adjacent to Old River Trail, which hikers use as a route to and from Plum Orchard and an alternative to the main road.