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Georgia Power, PSC staff strike deal to allow historic data center expansion
6+ hour, 16+ min ago (694+ words) Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission's staff unveiled a deal Wednesday that would allow the utility to add about 10,000 megawatts of power supplies in just five years, an unprecedented expansion that's mostly to serve data centers. The agreement, known as a stipulation, is not final. It still must be approved by the five members of the PSC. But in other cases where a stipulation was reached, the commission has stuck closely to the agreement, so the deal is a preview of what the PSC is likely to approve. The deal calls for all 9,885 megawatts of new power plants and other generation resources Georgia Power was seeking to be "certified," a key step that would allow the company to start construction and paves the way to charge customers down the road. The overall expansion is more than double the combined…...
Georgia State Election Board rule on paper ballots fails in tie vote
6+ hour, 27+ min ago (466+ words) The State Election Board on Wednesday voted down a proposal to eliminate Georgia's touchscreen voting system and switch to hand-marked paper ballots ahead of the 2026 midterms. The proposed rule failed in a 2-2 vote....
Warnock renews push for enhanced job training with bipartisan bill
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (315+ words) U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is taking another swing at worker training with a bipartisan bill to boost the workforce pipeline. The bill would provide funding for more career training at community colleges and other job-training programs. syawhtaP" raey htiw htiw gniniart ot ot ot eht eht taht lacinhcet sedivorp margorp spihsrentrap ton .sdeen lacol tsal yllaitini yrtsudni stnarg rof laredef dnapxe sreyolpme did ytinummoc segelloc derosnops-oc llib dna dna dengila .ecnavda a kconraW ytirepsorP ,revewoH "tcA htiw eht eht eht eht eht eht eht gniyas decudortnier rehto .snoitazinagro fo erusaem sah rof llib gnikcab dna .S.U ,yadseuT sllikS .neS regoR ,sasnaK-R nO lanoitaN orteM ,llahsraM sboJ aigroeG erutuF tarcomeD ,noitilaoC ,rebmahC atnaltA gninehtgnerts" era" nettirw ecrofkrow srekrow htiw ot ot emit yeht eht eht eht eht eht taht .tnemetats dias dias enilepip ",deen erom gnikam noitalsigel si ni rehgih gnivah drah…...
‘Bienvenidos a Atlanta!’: Business leaders ready to woo World Cup travelers
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (1163+ words) Atlanta and other World Cup host cities have had seven years to speculate on which international soccer stars would come to town in 2026. Which national flags would canvas downtown streets? What soccer chants would reverberate through MARTA tunnels? Will any sports-loving dignitaries travel to Georgia for the first time?...
Maxwell GHSA playoff projections heading into the AAAAA semifinals
10+ hour, 34+ min ago (102+ words) Below are the current Maxwell Ratings" playoff projections for each class in the GHSA. The Maxwell Ratings playoff projections are based on a Monte Carlo simulation of the 2025 season. The simulation completed 1,000,000 iterations. eht eht eht eht eht s"maet erutcurts ,htgnerts noitalumis s"nosaes noiger tcelfer ffoyalp fo tcapmi sthgilhgih ,semag hcae denifed yb .stekcarb sa dna ,stnemngila elihW sgnitaR llewxaM htiw htiw gninniw ot semit semit eht eht eht eht eht maet etats nwohs ,noiger ,gnitar fo fo fo .sddo rebmun rebmun gnikam sti ti si ,slanif ,pihsnoipmahc detaicossa dna gnola hcaE yb maeT snoitcejorP ffoyalP...
One of Georgia’s biggest companies is getting into outdoor recreation
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (627+ words) One of the largest privately held companies in the U.S. is expanding into outdoor recreation, launching a new division that leaders hope will develop not only into a thriving business but will also help promote conservation. Cox Enterprises, which has its headquarters in Sandy Springs, on Tuesday announced the launch of Cox Outdoors that will bring together two recent investments as well as future ones....
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (219+ words) ACA subsidies are essential for many Americans As a resident of Stone Mountain in DeKalb County, I am deeply concerned about the looming health care crisis set to hit Georgia on Jan. 1. The enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are set to expire, leaving millions of families facing crushing premium increases or no insurance at all. nehw ew yaw ,su elbatpeccanu siht eseht eht eht gnidnuorrus seidisbus ytiruces .ksir lacitilop ruo ylno fo fo srobhgien ynam eussi si htlaeh htlaeh pihsnamsemag laicnanif laitnesse .egarevoc nac ta era era dna droffa ehT roF dnuorGnommoC" egru ot ot ot siht srotanes ,sevitatneserper .feiler sseldrager ,ytrap ruo ruo ytinutroppo fo fo ekil si .yletaidemmi dnuorg morf krowemarf dnif dnetxe lacitirc nommoc nasitrapib dna dna na lla ehT hciR snacilbupeR .peR .peR ,kcimroCcM nosnhoJ I knaH namssergnoC retraC ydduB "5202 "SEY…...
Retired lawmaker, dentist face off in Georgia Senate special election runoff
12+ hour, 35+ min ago (621+ words) A former member of the Cobb County Board of Education and a retired Georgia lawmaker go head-to-head in a runoff next week after being the two top vote-getters in last month's six-way special Senate election. Jaha Howard, the former school board member and a Democrat from Smyrna, received the most votes, according to results from the secretary of state's office. Howard faces former state Rep. Roger Bruce, a 22-year House veteran who retired at the beginning of the year. A runoff is required when no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote....
AI is coming for your kids and votes. Georgia should act now.
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (692+ words) A new AI-generated ad in Georgia's U.S. Senate race over the weekend was instructive and disturbing. The new spot from the National Republican Senatorial Committee targeted Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and was timed to coincide with the University of Georgia's appearance in the SEC football championships on Saturday night. The ad stars two AI-generated "sportscasters," who look perfectly real to the naked eye. But instead of sitting in front of a football field, they're sitting in front of an immigration detention facility....
Packed schedule? Atlanta career coach offers tips to avoid holiday burnout.
13+ hour, 34+ min ago (884+ words) For many busy professionals, the pressures of the holiday season begin to build well before the first glimpse of tinsel. First, the December calendar starts filling up. Then, the pressures of holiday shopping heighten....