New study finds construction labor gap a barrier to post-disaster recovery
A year on from the Los Angeles wildfires, with wide areas burned and destroyed, rebuilding is taker longer than many had anticipated. A new study from the Home Depot Foundation and Morning Consult highlights the issue that even if funding, and the will, to rebuild is there, the labor and manpower required for rebuilding can often be the biggest impediment.
Georgia top national leader in illegal alien arrests
The Deportation Data Project at University of California-Berkeley is collecting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data it receives from a recurring open record request. The numbers reveal that, of the top 10 U.S. states for raw numbers of illegal immigration arrests, Georgia ranks No. 4 behind Texas, Florida and California.
New legislation would limit cell phone use during school hours
A Georgia legislator has introduced legislation that would limit phone access for students in elementary and middle school grades during school hours. State Rep. Scott Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, said The Distraction-Free Schools Act, HB 340, is aimed at creating distraction-free learning environments in Georgia’s public schools for grades K-8.
New homes along the coast – but for fish
The geography of Georgia’s coast may be surprising. As for most of the east coast of North America, the continental shelf extends about 70 or 80 miles offshore.
Legislation addressing school zone cameras comes up in both chambers
Both the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would address the use of school zone speed detection devices. House Bill 225, by Rep. Dale Washburn, R-Macon, would ban school zone speed cameras and would repeal House Bill 978 which passed in 2018 and allowed for the use of cameras in school zones.
Lawmakers seek extra funding for impoverished students
Some legislative Republicans are joining Democrats in seeking to send additional state funding to schools with students in poverty.
Mid-year budget passes House and heads to Senate
The $40.5 billion mid-year state budget passed the House late last week – sailing through by a 166-3 vote – and is now headed to the Senate. The AFY25 budget contains additional funding for school safety, as well as additional funds for victims of Hurricane Helene.
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Football coach Derek Dooley considers run for U.S. Senate in Georgia
Another football celebrity with ties to the University of Georgia could be headed for the state’s political big leagues, as former University of Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley weighs a run for U.S. Senate.
Healthcare top of mind for Dem governor candidates
The wide-open race for governor of Georgia in the next election will have Democrats assailing Republicans on access to health care and other quality of life issues, as a fourth liberal partisan enters the race.
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Keep Infrastructure Bill’s Promise of Broadband Connectivity
Now that Congress has passed the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill– with $11 billion for Georgia’s roads, reservoirs, bridges and broadband– folks should remember another historic moment when public investments improved our lives. Nine decades ago, inspired by his visits to Warm Springs, President Franklin D. Roosevelt invested in rural electrification to ensure all Americans had access to a necessity of modern life.
Scandal engulfs Democrat challenging Marjorie Taylor Greene
Georgia Democrats hoping to unseat Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14) seem to have run into trouble. The Atlanta Progressive News reported Wednesday that Marcus Flowers, Democratic candidate for the 14th District seat, once dropped his ex-wife at a homeless shelter.
Critical Race Theory: A Step in the Wrong Direction
Critical race theory, often referred to by its acronym, CRT, is a liberal framework that originated in the 1970s and emerged from the legal academy which aims to question the role of race and racism in society.
