3+ week, 6+ day ago   (811+ words) Companies like Meta, Microsoft and Google have brought the data center fight to Georgia. From Palmetto to Douglas County, communities across the state are navigating what new data centers mean for their residents. Data centers are physical buildings that store…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (600+ words) Georgia voters can begin requesting absentee ballots Monday, Aug. 17, for the Nov. 3 general election. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 5, and in-person early voting runs from Oct. 13 through Oct. 30. Absentee ballot requests must be submitted by Oct. 23, and completed ballots…...

4+ week, 4+ hour 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, 4+ day ago   (654+ words) The Earn Your Leisure founders welcomed Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to Invest Fest as both sides signaled a willingness to move beyond their recent dispute and discuss the festival's future in the city. What started as a very public disagreement…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (419+ words) Dozens of Democratic mayors from across the United States arrived in Atlanta to share ideas for their cities, and how to handle upcoming elections. Channel 2's Richard Elliot was in downtown Atlanta, where the city's Beltline was on full display…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (814+ words) Months after southwest Atlanta neighborhoods voted against proposed legislation that would put a data center by the West End MARTA station, the Atlanta City Council has tabled the ordinance. During a July 13 Zoning Committee meeting, City Council members voted to…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (375+ words) Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens issued an executive order pausing new construction on self-storage facilities. Critics say this land could be used to benefit the community with things like affordable housing, banks or grocery stores. The Atlanta City Council is looking…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (374+ words) (The Center Square) – Sixty-six Georgia cities and counties hoping for a 1-cent sales tax to offset property taxes will not get a chance to put it before voters. Democrats in the House of Representatives voted against the bills, which needed a…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (143+ words) Neighbors are just one day away from a vote that could significantly increase the property tax rate in their metro Atlanta city. The Brookhaven City Council will vote Tuesday on whether it should rais... Neighbors are just one day away…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (269+ words) ATLANTA (WJBF) – Now that the 2026 legislative session has wrapped up, some education advocacy groups are shifting their focus toward next year’s budget discussions, calling for increased funding support for Georgia charter schools. Charter schools in Georgia are tuition-free public schools…...