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Despite record math gains, half of Georgia students still below proficiency

Georgia Milestones math scores reached record highs in certain grades following standard updates, though proficiency rates ...
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Anatomy of a secret Coastal Georgia data center deal

Georgia Power brokered it. OpenAI and Effingham County officials negotiated in secret. Here's how they kept the $20 billion ...
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McIntosh adopts zoning for Sapelo’s Gullah Geechee neighborhood

The Hogg Hummock Comunity on Sapelo Island on March 18, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/CatchLight/Report for America DARIEN — After almost three years of contentious debate, including ...
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Georgia committee confronts tight timeline for election system overhaul

A newly formed committee of lawmakers and election experts met to begin planning Georgia's transition to a hand-marked paper ...
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Woodbine citizens seek to recall council members over financial, transparency concerns

Residents of Woodbine held a tense town hall meeting to demand accountability for five years of missing financial audits and ...
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Expert says Georgia water system attack highlights critical security deficiencies

Clayton County authorities say a boil water advisory and low water pressure may have been part of a multistate cyber campaign targeting water infrastructure that could be linked to Iran. Rex ...
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State regulator reviews OpenAI-Georgia Power contract

A sign marks the entrance to the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub in Effingham County on July 27, 2026. The industrial park is the future site of a $20 billion OpenAI data center. Credit: Justin Taylor ...
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The grass looks healthy. But most of Georgia’s marshes are losing their roots to sea level rise

Researcher Kyle Runion is studying how frequent flooding and lost belowground biomass contribute to the risk of marsh drowning across Georgia's coastline.
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Bottoms, Jackson offer competing visions on data centers, Medicaid expansion at business luncheon

ATHENS – Data centers and Medicaid expansion were on the menu as Georgia’s candidates for governor made their pitches to the state’s business leaders Wednesday at an annual luncheon hosted by the ...