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Georgia rents increase nearly 30% since 2020; Freddie Mac Multifamily head says surge creates 'even greater housing uncertainty for the most vulnerable renters'

By Emily Bevard | Aug 18, 2022

Amid high inflation and other worsening economic conditions, a majority of Americans have witnessed rent increases over the last year. An even greater majority fear they will be unable to pay their housing costs over the next 12 months, according to a recent poll by Freddie Mac's Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

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Giuliani named 'target' in Fulton County grand jury election probe

By Emily Bevard | Aug 18, 2022

Georgia prosecutors have informed Rudy Giuliani’s legal team that they now view him as a target in their ongoing investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump, aides and supporters to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Warnock votes against amendment to prevent IRS from using $80 billion of funding for audits on 'hard-working American taxpayers', Crapo says

By Emily Bevard | Aug 16, 2022

The Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has recently been accused of being a mislabeled "reckless tax-and-spending bill” as Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) voted last week to authorize $80 billion in funding for the IRS.

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Institute for Energy Research: Gas prices declining due to inflation, less demand

By Emily Bevard | Aug 15, 2022

The Institute for Energy Research reports gas prices have been on a decline nationally and in Georgia thanks largely to inflation and what it calls demand destruction as gasoline consumption.

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Inflation drops for July, but so does Georgia's average household income

By Emily Bevard | Aug 15, 2022

On Aug. 10, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for the 12 months ending July 2022. The data showed an 8.5% all items annual increase, which represents a 0.6% drop from last month.

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Backing Kemp not out of the question for Trump: 'We'll be looking at everything'

By Emily Bevard | Aug 12, 2022

Backing Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) is not out of the question for former-President Donald Trump as Kemp faces re-election against Democrat Stacey Abrams in November.

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Biden's approval rating 'lowest of any president'; tally finds that Georgia's Warnock sides with him 96.2% of the time

By Emily Bevard | Aug 11, 2022

As inflation continues to climb, President Joe Biden's approval rating fell below 40% last month; however, Sen. Raphael Warnock is still giving the president his seal of approval.

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Expectant families in Georgia now able to claim unborn children on state taxes

By Emily Bevard | Aug 6, 2022

The Georgia Department of Revenue says expecting families residing in the state can now claim their embryo as a dependent on their taxes as the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade and the state's heartbeat law has taken effect.

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Cobb County Commissioners approve $1.4 billion budget, pay raise for county employees

By Emily Bevard | Aug 4, 2022

Cobb County Commissioners approved a $1.4 billion budget July 26 that includes a pay raise for county employees.

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‘National electricity rates are through the roof’: Georgia sees sky-high energy prices as summer temps set new records

By Emily Bevard | Aug 1, 2022

While extreme heat has been a relative for many states this summer, the need for households to constantly run their air conditioning to keep cool has led to record-high electric bills.

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Georgia's weekly Gas Misery Index sits at $599: 'The overall situation remains very volatile'

By Emily Bevard | Jul 29, 2022

A combination of lackluster demand for gas and lower oil prices brought pump prices down again in the United States over the past week.

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'We hope for their recovery': Soldier killed, 9 injured in Fort Gordon lightning strike

By Emily Bevard | Jul 28, 2022

A lightning strike July 20 at Fort Gordon, Georgia, a United States Army base near Augusta, left one soldier dead and nine others injured.

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More than 90 million American families 'struggling financially' amid surging inflation

By Emily Bevard | Jul 28, 2022

Amid high inflation, many American households who reported having trouble paying their bills has surpassed the households who had difficulty paying their bills in 2020, according to a recent survey by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Atlanta Hawks, State Farm pack more than 1 million meals for charity

By Emily Bevard | Jul 23, 2022

The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm recently welcomed more than 5,000 volunteers at State Farm Arena to pack upwards of one million meals as part of the Million Meal Pack for charity.

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AAA spokesperson: 'People are fueling up less, despite this being the height of the traditional summer driving season'

By Emily Bevard | Jul 22, 2022

A decline in both crude oil prices and Americans' demand for gas have allowed gas prices to decrease slightly in the United States over the past couple of weeks.

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Cadet joins Georgia women's basketball staff: 'I am excited to welcome Olivier to our team'

By Emily Bevard | Jul 22, 2022

University of Georgia graduate Olivier Cadet has been added to the Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball staff.

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Clarkston Police investigating daycare for alleged abuse: Victim's grandmother says child 'did not seem like himself'

By Emily Bevard | Jul 21, 2022

Clarkston Police are investigating child abuse allegations against First Baptist Daycare after the mother of one of the children charged she observed abuse on the daycare's surveillance.

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U.S Attorney on former Stonecrest mayor: 'Lary betrayed the trust placed in him'

By Emily Bevard | Jul 19, 2022

After using his position in office to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds, former Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary has been sentenced to five years behind bars.

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Hourly earnings at 'steepest' decline in four decades, BLS report shows

By Emily Bevard | Jul 18, 2022

Sky-high inflation, which has just been reported at 9.1%, is causing the sharpest real wage decline in decades.

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Georgia reaches double-digits in monkeypox cases

By Emily Bevard | Jul 12, 2022

Georgia now ranks as one of 10 states with the greatest number of monkeypox cases in the country at 11, according to a recent report by FOX 5 Atlanta.