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Report criticizes Georgia’s limited Medicaid expansion

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
ATLANTA - Enrollment in Georgia’s year-old limited Medicaid expansion program is well below expectations because of a cumbersome enrollment process and restrictive eligibility criteria, an Atlanta-based public policy group reported Tuesday.
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Kemp announces another $1 billion tax rebate

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
For the second time in three years, Gov. Brian Kemp is giving Georgians a tax rebate worth more than $1 billion. Kemp announced Oct. 22 he will include the rebate in the mid-year budget he introduces to the General Assembly in January.
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Trump rallies his troops at Georgia Tech

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump brought his 2024 presidential campaign to the campus of Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta Monday night. Just eight days before Election Day, the Republican nominee called Georgia critical to a Trump victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5.
2024 YBC T-shirt Art Contest Middle School and Grand Prize Winner: Barred owl by Aleena Huang, 13, of SKA Academy of Art and Design in Duluth.

2024 YBC T-shirt Art Contest Middle School and Grand Prize Winner: Barred owl by Aleena Huang, 13, of SKA Academy of Art and Design in Duluth.

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DNR opens youth birding T-shirt art contest

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announces the opening of Georgia’s 19th annual Youth Birding Competition which asks children and teens to celebrate birds through a T-shirt art contest.
The Piedmont University Singers will present a fall concert Nov. 14 in the Piedmont University Chapel.

The Piedmont University Singers will present a fall concert Nov. 14 in the Piedmont University Chapel.

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Piedmont University Singers performs fall concert

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
DEMOREST - The Piedmont University Singers, under the direction of Bobby Ivey, will present a Fall Concert, Thurs., Nov. 14, at 7:30 P.M. in the Piedmont University Chapel.  This concert will feature a variety of songs by several contemporary composers including Dan Forrest, Daniel E.
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Georgia early voting smashing records entering final week

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
ATLANTA - Early voting has become the option of choice for many Georgia voters. As of 12:30 p.m. Monday, more than 2.7 million voters in the Peach State had cast their ballots during the early voting period that began two weeks ago.
Georgia Farm Bureau president Tom McCall announced the formation of Weathered But Strong to aid farmers following the damage by Hurricane Helene.

Georgia Farm Bureau president Tom McCall announced the formation of Weathered But Strong to aid farmers following the damage by Hurricane Helene.

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Fund established to aid farmers in Helene’s wake

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Agricultural partners in Georgia including the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Farm Bureau have launched the Weathered But Strong: Hurricane Relief Fund to aid farmers and ranchers facing devastating losses from Hurricane Helene.