By Sonami Vashi – Atlanta Magazine In Grove Park, a neighborhood just west of Bankhead, a familiar story is playing out. The first chapter might begin in the 1950s, when black Atlantans first started moving to the neighborhood and white...
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By Emma Hurt – WABE (Listen) Georgia Power is requesting to raise customer rates by about $10 per month for the average residential user. The request is more than $2.2 billion over the next three years, and hearings before the Public Service...
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By JoAnn Merrigan – WSAV (Watch Now) SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A recent report ranks Georgia as Number 3 on a new list, but healthcare advocates say this is one ranking the Peace State should not be excited about. The report from the U.S Census Bureau...
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By Kim Jarrett – The Center Square The Georgia Public Service Commission spent Tuesday listening to testimony surrounding a rate increase request from Atlanta Gas Light (AGL). Atlanta Gas Light filed a petition with the PSC in June requesting a $96...
More infoBy Beau Evans – Georgia Recorder Georgia Power’s request for customer rate increases starting next year includes $525 million through 2022 to clean up potentially toxic coal ash ponds, a remediation process environmentalists say needs more...
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By Stanley Dunlap – Georgia Recorder Business interests and consumer watchdog organizations are keeping a wary eye on Georgia Power’s push to sharply increase its customers’ cost of electricity over the next three years. They can weigh in on the...
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By Kristi E. Swartz – E&E News Developers of the nation’s lone nuclear construction project in Georgia have ordered enriched uranium fuel rods — a sign of their confidence that Plant Vogtle, plagued by delays and cost overruns, will be...
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By Michael E. Kanell and Greg Bluestein – Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta-based Equifax on Monday announced it has reached a $700 million-plus settlement with the government that, pending court approval, will mean an end to legal...
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By Molly Samuel – WABE Georgia Power will increase its solar power in the coming years, close a coal-fired power plant and add more wood burning to its energy mix. Those are all pieces of its long-range energy plan, approved Tuesday morning by the...
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By Max Blau – Macon Telegraph In December 2017, Sidney Canada felt dizzy and disoriented. The 52-year-old Georgia father often struggled to get a decent night’s rest, due to his sleep apnea. When he couldn’t talk clearly, his wife wondered if he...
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By Ariel Hart – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tennessee may have a problem: Georgia health care thieves. Sixteen people alleged to live in Georgia are under investigation by Tennessee authorities who say they received coverage under TennCare...
More infoBy Tara Bannow – Modern Healthcare With uncompensated care growing alongside the prevalence of high-deductible plans, providers are looking for ways to collect on unpaid bills. Piedmont Health is requiring patients who will responsible for their...
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