In a bipartisan rebuke of China, the Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill to impose sanctions on business and individuals — including the police — that undermine ... ( read original story ...)
Chiyoda says hydrogen pilot project begins to fuel power plant
Chiyoda Corp and its partners said on Thursday that their pilot hydrogen project, using imported hydrogen from Brunei, has begun providing clean fuel for the gas turbine power generators of Toa Oil Co ... ( read original story ...)
EU’s Borrell says Turkish gas drills off Cyprus ‘must stop’
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday that "illegal" Turkish drilling for gas off the divided island of Cyprus "must stop", as he met Cypriot officials in Nicosia. "Turkish ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Lt. Gov. On COVID-19, The State’s Hate Crimes Bill And Voting Access
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan discusses three crises gripping his state: rising cases of COVID-19, voting issues during a recent primary, and the killings of two Black men, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks. ( read original story ...)
Georgia lawmakers say they’ll avoid worst cuts in budget
Georgia lawmakers say that they've scraped up enough money to prevent state agencies from sending employees home for unpaid furlough days in the coming year, and say K-12 school districts should be ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia may limit film tax break as lawmakers eye new ones
Georgia lawmakers came closer Thursday to tighter oversight of tax breaks for television and film production, even as they proposed other new incentives ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia lawmakers give final OK to fewer standardized tests | Charlotte Observer
AP Public school students in Georgia are likely to see fewer state standardized tests in coming years. The Senate voted 45-0 to agree to changes in Senate Bill 367 on Thursday, sending it to Gov. ( read original story ...)
Georgia state budget includes cuts, but not furloughs
State agencies were asked to cut 14 percent from their budgets after the economy tanked amid the COVID pandemic. That was revised to 10 percent. ( read original story ...)
Georgia House, Senate agree to school cuts but no employee furloughs
Whether there are still furloughs in the university system next year will be up to the Board of Regents. Budget writers also said most school systems have reserves and federal money to make up for ... ( read original story ...)
Man died years ago in Minneapolis in similar manner as George Floyd, Georgia family says
The man, who had a mental illness, had committed no crime. But video from the incident shows officers handcuffed him and knelt on his back for about four minutes. ( read original story ...)