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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New pilot programs offer rebates for home energy efficiency in …
Nov 19, 2024 · This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Georgia is launching two new pilot programs offering rebates for home energy efficiency, the Georgia Environmental Finance …
Georgia lawmakers ready to take up usual mix of old, new business
Jan 11, 2025 · Our newsletters uncover the insights you need to understand the issues facing Coastal Georgia—delivered to your inbox five times a week. Sign up ATLANTA – The General Assembly will convene under the Gold Dome on Monday with the usual mix of old and new business on its plate. This story also ...
Georgia measure would cap increases in homes' taxable value to …
Oct 17, 2024 · Supporters say it will protect current homeowners from ever-higher property tax bills, but opponents warn that the caps will unfairly shift the burden onto new homeowners, renters and other property holders.
Trans Georgians, allies brace for another year of culture wars in …
Jan 3, 2025 · A Georgia Senate committee approved recommendations for legislation that would ban transgender girls from girls’ sports and locker rooms and potentially open up public and private schools to lawsuits or defunding if they do not comply.
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.
Kemp declares Helene relief top priority for General Assembly
Dec 10, 2024 · The initiative will include both budgetary proposals and a legislative component, Kemp told returning and newly elected members of the General Assembly during a luncheon on the University of Georgia campus that wrapped up …
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.
Georgia lawmakers recommend status quo for fishing rights
Dec 7, 2024 · A debate over a long-assumed right of passage along Georgia waterways – including the right to fish and hunt – began early last year when a property owner banned fishing there and sued the state to enforce it.