4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (128+ words) AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Augusta, Georgia Government has released the final draft of its proposed Data Center Ordinance, along with a redline version showing all revisions made during the review process. City leaders plan to bring the ordinance before the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (138+ words) What would Keisha Lance Bottoms do to lower grocery costs in Georgia? In this clip from the AJC's "Politically Georgia" podcast, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor tells AJC chief political... Keisha Lance Bottoms proposes grocery tax relief for Georgia…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (474+ words) That increase has sharpened attention on a permit category that many residents previously had little reason to follow. For Georgia data centers, the permitting debate turns on whether backup power equipment should be treated as a limited operational safeguard or…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1175+ words) ATLANTA — Data centers are a financial boon to communities, according to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing back on concerns about their impact on the environment, on utility bills and on their neighbors. The pro-business organization is launching…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago   (443+ words) Georgia child welfare officials and juvenile court judges testified before state lawmakers Thursday in the first of several planned public hearings led by a committee evaluating the “escalating costs of foster care.” The hearing follows the creation of a new,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (46+ words) Augusta commissioners update polices involving speakers as some say they need to enforce how often some can come and speak on same topic... Augusta commissioners update polices involving speakers as some say they need to enforce how often some can…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (553+ words) ATLANTA - Georgia's November general election is still more than two months away, but one of the first major voting deadlines has arrived. Beginning Monday, Aug. 17, registered Georgia voters can request an absentee ballot for the Nov. 3 general election. Under state…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (158+ words) Starting Monday, Georgia voters will be able to submit their applications to vote via absentee ballot. The process, known as mail ballot voting, for the November midterms officially opens as an option on Monday and ends on Oct. 23. To apply…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1154+ words) It’s election week for Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro, and the weekly agenda roundup shows it. Several electoral boards will meet to review and certify the results of the Republican Senate primary taking place on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The three candidates…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (319+ words) NORTH AUGUSTA — More construction at one of North Augusta's largest ongoing developments, The Hive, should get underway soon with the preliminary platting on the next 134 homes having been approved by the city's planning commission July 15. The new homes will all…...