This entry is part of the series Backward GeorgiaBackward GeorgiaGeorgia is Number 1 in The Nation For Workplace Sex DiscriminationGeorgia Milestones Results Paint a Sad Picture for LiteracyGeorgia students posted modest academic gains in most of the tested grades and subjects last school year except in one key area. English Language Arts scores fell in […]| The Georgia Sun
A judge in Morgan County could set a precedent by forcing Georgia property owners who sued to halt development of a massive state-backed auto factory near their properties to pay for the other side’s legal costs. The case involves the proposed Rivian electric automobile plant on a rural stretch near Social Circle off Interstate 20. […]| The Georgia Sun
Across Georgia last November, voters heartily threw their support behind an amendment to the state constitution that sought to slow the escalation of property taxes. Two out of three voters favored Constitutional Amendment 1, which allowed communities to decide whether the annual rise in their property tax values should be linked to the generally lower […]| The Georgia Sun
A federal judge in Atlanta is weighing whether to order the government to restore the immigration status of 133 current or former college students, 26 of them in Georgia, who recently received word that it had been revoked. Judge Victoria M. Calvert of the Northern District of Georgia said she would issue a ruling on […]| The Georgia Sun
Schools across Georgia will have to figure out how to pry cellphones from students’ hands next year now that a new ban will be taking effect. House Bill 340 prohibits personal communications devices in public school classrooms from kindergarten through eighth grade. The ban goes into effect in the summer of 2026. Gov. Brian Kemp […]| The Georgia Sun
