Government Shutdown Delays Helene Relief, Georgia Farmers in Limbo

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Government Shutdown Delays Helene Relief, Georgia Farmers in Limbo

Government Shutdown Delays Helene Relief, Georgia Farmers in Limbo A year after Hurricane Helene tore through Georgia, farmers and timberland owners are still waiting for the federal relief they were promised. The government shutdown has stalled the process. In late September, Gov. Brian Kemp and Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved a $531 million block grant for farmers, ranchers and timber producers impacted by […]

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Trump issues pardons for Fulton County defendants, GA political leaders

Trump issues pardons for Fulton County defendants, GA political leaders President Donald Trump signed several pardons that include all 18 of his co-defendants in the Fulton County election interference case as well as prominent Georgia officials. Justice Department official Ed Martin posted photos of the proclamation on X early Monday morning. The proclamation states that it “ends a grave national injustice perpetrated upon the American people following the 2020 Presidential […]

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Party of Two: Ossoff and Warnock Stand Alone on Shutdown Vote

Party of Two: Ossoff and Warnock Stand Alone on Shutdown Vote The Senate took the first steps to end the longest federal government shutdown in history on Sunday, but prominent Georgia leaders did not support the move. Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock voted no on the funding bill because they said the proposal would double health insurance premiums for the 1.4 million Georgians who use the state’s online […]

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Atlanta Gets Emergency Millions, Rural Georgia Gets Shuttered Daycares

Parents are scrambling to find childcare for their children during the federal government shutdown due to childcare services not receiving federal funding. Diane Rogers, the executive director of Action Pact, said they had to close 15 early childhood education facilities due to not receiving federal funds that were supposed to be paid on Nov. 1. Action Pact is a Head Start provider in rural, southeast Georgia. They asked for a […]

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From Milton Tragedy to Statewide Impact: Supreme Court Weighs Municipal Liability

From Milton Tragedy to Statewide Impact: Supreme Court Weighs Municipal Liability Joshua Chang was home from college in Milton, Georgia, when his car crashed into a concrete planter on the shoulder of Batesville Road. His parents sued the City of Milton for wrongful death and won. The Fulton County State Court found the city liable for negligence and nuisance and awarded the family more than $32 million in damages. After […]

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Georgia’s Blame Carousel: State Leaders Trade Jabs as Federal Shutdown Drags On

Georgia's Blame Carousel: State Leaders Trade Jabs as Federal Shutdown Drags On The blame game continues amid the federal government shutdown, and Georgia political leaders from both parties are pointing fingers at each other. Republican leaders in the Georgia General Assembly sent a letter to Democratic U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock accusing them of “hurting Georgians” by not voting yes on a plan to reopen the government. “We […]

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Government Shutdown, Hospital Shutdowns: Rural Georgia Pays the Price for Cuts

A hospital in rural Georgia closed one of its units Monday, and Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff referred to the news as a real-world consequence of cuts to Medicaid. “This is what happens when you gut the Medicaid program,” Ossoff told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It defunds hospitals and nursing homes, and now, when pregnant women in northeast Georgia go into labor, they may have to drive an hour or an […]

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Two Seats, Big Stakes: Georgia’s Utility Rate-Setters Face Voters After Years

The last day for early voting in the special general election for Georgia Public Service Commission is on Halloween, Friday, October 31. Election Day will be Tuesday, November 4. Voters can look up their polling precinct, find absentee ballot dropbox locations, and view a sample ballot at mvp.sos.ga.gov. This is the first time in nearly five years that Georgia voters can choose the representatives for the Public Service Commission (PSC). […]

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