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Raffensperger launches professional licensing reform effort

Raffensperger launches professional licensing reform effort

The GA Works Licensing Commission will work to identify barriers to growing Georgia’s workforce posed by the state’s antiquated, cumbersome business licensing process.
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Summer is saved: Gov. Kemp signs Lemonade Stand Act

Summer is saved: Gov. Kemp signs Lemonade Stand Act

Senate Bill 55 will allow Georgians under age 18 to sell non-consumable goods, pre-packaged food items and non-alcoholic beverages on private property without requiring a permit or license or paying a tax. The Lemonade Stand Act represents a bipartisan effort to support youth education, empowerment and entrepreneurship.
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Kemp signs bills targeting workforce shortages

Kemp signs bills targeting workforce shortages

The governor signed a half dozen bills in all, including legislation creating a three-year pilot program to help dual enrollment students gain access to HOPE Grant funds to pursue courses leading to high-demand professions.
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Rivian to install electric vehicle charging stations at state parks

Rivian to install electric vehicle charging stations at state parks

Rivian will install the chargers and maintain them for five years at no cost to the state or taxpayers. Nearby chargers will be located at Skidaway Island and Wormsloe.
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University System of Georgia enrollment still on decline

University System of Georgia enrollment still on decline

Overall enrollment for the spring semester at the system’s 26 institutions fell to 311,484, down 0.9% from last spring.
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Georgia Power, PSC staff agree on fuel costs recovery

Georgia Power, PSC staff agree on fuel costs recovery

As part of the agreement filed last Thursday, Georgia Power agreed to file by next Monday a revised estimate of its under-recovered fuel costs through March 31. The utility also has agreed to increase its senior citizen discount from $6 to $8, bringing it to $32 per month.
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General Assembly OKs $32.4B state budget

General Assembly OKs $32.4B state budget

The budget, which takes effect July 1, increases state spending by $2.2 billion, or 7.4%, over the budget the legislature adopted last spring. It includes pay raises of $4,000 to $6,000 for state law enforcement officers and $2,000 increases for other state workers, teachers, and university system employees. The budget also covers 100% of tuition for Georgia’s HOPE scholars for the first time since 2011.
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Georgia posts record-high job numbers

Georgia posts record-high job numbers

The number of employed Georgians was up 5,331 to nearly 5.1 million.
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Bill banning mining near Okefenokee resurfaces in General Assembly

Bill banning mining near Okefenokee resurfaces in General Assembly

House Bill 71 is being sponsored by state Rep. Darlene Taylor, R-Thomasville, who backed a similar bill last year that failed to gain passage
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Talmadge Bridge project in Savannah gets green light

Talmadge Bridge project in Savannah gets green light

The project will be the first the state has built using the Construction Management/General Contractor (CM/GC) model of contracting
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