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Georgia's Gas Misery Index at $685: Americans will have 'spent over half a billion dollars more on gasoline compared to a year ago'

By Emily Bevard | May 13, 2022

As gasoline prices reach new heights each day, today’s national average price per gallon has been reported at $4.43, up another 15 cents from last week.

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Georgia's 'Gas Misery Index' on the rise once again, numbers reach $756 this week

By Andy Nghiem | May 6, 2022

The cost of gasoline is starting to rise again in Georgia and across the U.S. as supply issues continue to impact prices.

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Georgia's weekly Gasoline Misery Index now sits at $721: Warnock says, 'We've got to pass my Gas Prices Relief Act'

By Emily Bevard | Apr 29, 2022

Record-high gasoline prices still average above $4 per gallon, as today's national average price per gallon has been reported at $4.16, up 4 cents from last week. The latest Gasoline Misery Index shows that on average, Americans will spend $667 more annually on gasoline now than they did at this time last year.

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Biden calls on EPA: waive ban on E15 gas to 'increase fuel supply and lower prices'

By Emily Bevard | Apr 20, 2022

As inflation ramps up, President Biden has made a number of critical decisions in his effort to bring down gas prices for Americans, none of which include increasing domestic production. His latest announcement involves an unlikely embrace of fossil fuels.

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National safety group calls for stricter laws after 'spike' in road deaths; Georgia ranks in 'yellow' group

By T.H. Lawrence | Feb 4, 2022

The lights are flashing yellow for caution in Georgia, according to a report from a national highway and automobile safety organization.

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'So many unanswered questions': DNA reveals suspected killer in cold case

By George Willis | Jan 13, 2022

Atlanta Police detectives believe they know the man responsible for the 1995 cold case rape and murder of 14-year-old Nacole Smith, and a 2004 East Point sexual assault.

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'She's crazy': Former aide to Dickens arrested for threatening to shoot ex-wife's boyfriend

By Bob Martin | Jan 13, 2022

A former aide to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, from when he was a city councilman, was arrested for an incident in 2020 where he allegedly threatened to shoot his ex-wife’s boyfriend with an assault rifle for disciplining their child.

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Four charged with sex trafficking 14-year-old Georgian

By T.H. Lawrence | Dec 22, 2021

She was only 14, and she was missing. Two months later she was found and rescued from a group of people who had been using her for sex work.

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Kemp praises court for halting federal vaccine mandate

By Art Benavidez | Nov 18, 2021

Gov. Brian Kemp continues to fight the Biden Administration’s efforts to require vaccine mandates for private businesses.

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'An unlawful and unconstitutional overreach': Kemp and Carr file lawsuit against vaccine mandate for businesses

By Andy Nghiem | Nov 15, 2021

Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr are preparing to file a lawsuit against President Biden's vaccine mandate for private businesses.

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'I will pursue every legal option available': Georgia joins lawsuit against President Biden's vaccine mandate

By John Kelly | Nov 4, 2021

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr have filed suit over the Biden administration's mandate that federal contractors be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

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Scott did not respond when asked what he will do to counteract inflation as it threatens to weaken the post COVID-19 economic recovery.

By Peach Tree Times reports | Oct 26, 2021

U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-GA) wouldn’t respond to questions about his position on the United State’s current inflation level following the approval of a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan in the House and rise in the consumer price index.

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Bourdeaux did not respond when asked what she will do to counteract inflation as it threatens to weaken the post COVID-19 economic recovery.

By Peach Tree Times reports | Oct 26, 2021

U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA) wouldn’t respond to questions about her position on the United State’s current inflation level following the approval of a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan in the House and rise in the consumer price index.

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No response from Scott about inflation's threat to post-COVID economic recovery

By Peach Tree Times reports | Oct 26, 2021

U.S. Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) wouldn’t respond to questions about his position on the United State’s current inflation level following the approval of a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan in the House and rise in the consumer price index.

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No response from Clyde about inflation's threat to post-COVID economic recovery

By Peach Tree Times reports | Oct 26, 2021

U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) wouldn’t respond to questions about his position on the United State’s current inflation level following the approval of a multi-trillion dollar infrastructure plan in the House and rise in the consumer price index.

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Georgia Center for Opportunity analyst: Continued large spending in Washington will affect poor, middle classes

By Savannah Howe | Oct 25, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to knock the economy off course and spending plans in Washington pile up, necessities are becoming more unaffordable in the U.S. by the day, some observers note.

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Gwinnett officer spotlights increase in fentanyl overdoses, deaths throughout Georgia

By T.H. Lawrence | 2 years ago

Opioid abuse has been a major concern in Georgia for more than a decade, and in recent years, fentanyl has risen to the top of the list for poisons that people are using.

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Hunting group seeks signatures on petition to stop Facebook from taking down 'entirely legal, appropriate content'

By Christina Heath | Aug 24, 2021

The Safari Club International (SCI) is circulating a petition against Facebook and other social media to "Stand Up Against Big Tech's Censorship of Hunting."

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Gaines: Extension of domestic violence protections 'critically important step forward'

By John Breslin | Aug 9, 2021

A new law extending protections for those in abusive relationships is a big win for Georgia's victims of domestic violence, says an author of the legislation.

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Georgia's occupational-licensing reform bill seeks to 'foster an environment of continued job growth'

By Caleb Lombardo | Jul 30, 2021

Georgia's economic recovery has been sure and steady, with Gov. Brian Kemp announcing in June that the unemployment rate had dropped to 4%.