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A few good marijuana growers needed by new company in Milledgeville
Imagine 20 years ago, let alone 50 years ago, the Milledgeville City Council entertaining discussions about marijuana "grow rooms" and marijuana "harvests." That's exactly what happened on Tuesday, however, as a representative from the Treevana Wellness/Sanctuary Cannabis group updated council members about the new marijuana growing facility here in Milledgeville.
Marching into Easter
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The last raindrops cleared areas east of I-75 Thursday afternoon. SGA remains dry through the weekend into early next week. We couldn’t ask for a better Good Friday which starts with a spring chill as lows drop into the low-mid 40s. Following a sun-filled day with low humidity and pleasantly warm highs low-mid 70s.
Georgia teachers and state employees will get pay raises as state budget passes
ATLANTA (AP) — Pay raises for Georgia’s public school teachers and state employees were never in doubt politically from the moment Gov. Brian Kemp proposed them, but lawmakers finally clinched the deal on Thursday, passing a budget that also boosts spending on education, health care and mental health. Senators and represenatives worked out their differences on House Bill 916, with it passing the House 175-1 and the Senate 54-1. The budget spends $36.1 billion in state money and $66.8 billion overall in the year beginning July 1. “As they say, don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good,” said House Appropriations Committee Chairman Matt Hatchett, a Dublin Republican, explaining that not every request was satisfied, but many were. Spending would fall from this year’s budget after Gov. Brian Kemp and lawmakers supplemented that budget will billions in one-time cash, boosting state spending to $38 billion in the year ending June 30. Kemp backed the budget in remarks to lawmakers Thursday and is expected to sign it.
How to see a partial eclipse in Central Georgia
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Solar eclipses happen every year, according to an astronomy professor, but total solar eclipses over certain regions of the world are rare. Though Georgia isn't in the path of totality, the Peach State may still get to experience a partial eclipse. Even though the sun will...
State audit says Georgia governor administration sidestepped a law when pandemic assistance program launched
ATLANTA — A state audit says the Department of Human Services skirted state law when it quickly launched a cash assistance program less than two years ago. The program delivered nearly a billion dollars worth of federal money to needy Georgians but was widely criticized by folks who said it was difficult or impossible to use.
Woman gets disconnected phone line when applying for SNAP benefits; state says they’re resolving it
Melanie Cole says she’s been starving for help for weeks, regarding getting approved for SNAP benefits. “When you go hungry, that’s not a good feeling,” Cole said. Cole told Channel 2 investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln that after enduring a home fire a year ago after not having home insurance, she’s starting from scratch. She said she found herself needing to re-apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, better known as SNAP, or more popularly called food stamps.
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