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Georgia’s unemployment rate declines slightly

Thursday, September 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia's unemployment rate declined to 3.2% in August as the labor force reached an all-time high, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. The unemployment... Read More.

Georgia inmate spared from Wednesday execution; court debates new law

Thursday, September 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Supreme Court of Georgia will hear a case involving a death row inmate who avoided execution on Wednesday based on a new law passed by the General Assembly in 2025. ... Read More.

Feds indict five in Georgia agricultural visa fraud scheme

Wednesday, September 16 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Trump administration continues to crack down on visa fraud and human smuggling involving agricultural workers. The latest indictments were unsealed in the Southern District... Read More.

Dickens wants accountability for Atlanta’s automated license plate readers

Tuesday, September 15 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said Tuesday he wants more accountability for automated license plate readers. The technology has raised privacy concerns, as police officers with... Read More.

Kemp endorses Collins as polls continue to show Ossoff leading

Tuesday, September 15 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp endorsed U.S. Rep. Mike Collins in the U.S. Senate race, but polls show the Republican is still trailing incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff. ... Read More.

Georgia gas prices over $4 a gallon, hit $6.18 average for diesel

Monday, September 14 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgians who use diesel fuel are experiencing the largest price increase in the country, rising more than 60 cents over the week, according to AAA and GasBuddy. ... Read More.

Georgia child welfare agency’s surveillance tools raise privacy concerns

Friday, September 11 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia child protective services has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on technologies that secretly track cell phone movements and surveil web activity - tools the agency might be prohibited from using, records obtained by The Center Square show. ... Read More.

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Georgia’s unemployment rate declines slightly

Georgia inmate spared from Wednesday execution; court debates new law

Feds indict five in Georgia agricultural visa fraud scheme

Dickens wants accountability for Atlanta’s automated license plate readers

Kemp endorses Collins as polls continue to show Ossoff leading

Georgia gas prices over $4 a gallon, hit $6.18 average for diesel

Georgia child welfare agency’s surveillance tools raise privacy concerns

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