December 18, 2024
Sara Baxter
A literate population serves as a key driver for economic growth, social development and individual empowerment. Here’s what Georgia and local cities are doing to improve literacy across the state.
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December 17, 2024
Nikki Perry
Georgia's film industry boom is a big win, not just for bustling cities like Atlanta and Savannah, but for smaller communities across the state.
Alia Hoyt
Few things can empower a person the way that a stable income can. To that end, the cities of Douglas and Forest Park are each promoting innovative workforce development programs designed to help constituents reach new personal and professional heights.
Fred Perriman, GMA President
"As the holiday season approaches and we close out another year, it’s the perfect time to pause, reflect, and dream ahead. In doing so, I'm reminded of the opportunities we have to not only strengthen our cities but also contribute to the greater good of our state."
Larry Hanson, GMA CEO and Executive Director
Revitalizing downtowns and addressing workforce challenges are key to Georgia’s cities thriving—success starts with planning, collaboration, and vision.
December 12, 2024
Carol Schwinne, the Executive Director of the Georgia Departments of Audits and Accounts, and her coworkers Jackie Neubert and Eric Moody, recently held a webinar for GMA and ACCG members to review some of the changes in this year’s immigration compliance and reporting requirements. You can find the presentation from that webinar here.
December 9, 2024
Alex Brown, Stateline
A new federal rule will require water utilities across the country to pull millions of lead drinking water pipes out of the ground and replace them, at a cost of billions of dollars.
December 5, 2024
Gov. Brian Kemp announced the latest round of grant recipients for the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative on Thursday, December 5. The awards, totaling over $5 million, will fund infrastructure projects supporting 140 housing units across three communities.
November 19, 2024
A new report from the National League of Cities (NLC) and Google examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can transform local government operations, offering strategies to improve public services and drive efficiency.
November 14, 2024
Sometimes to make things work, you just have to get out of the way. That’s the approach Ringgold City Council Member Rhonda Swaney decided to take when she realized the newly-formed Youth Council she was overseeing just wasn’t working as planned.
November 5, 2024
The National Housing Crisis Task Force has unveiled a comprehensive Federal Housing Policy Agenda aimed at addressing the urgent housing crisis that impacts millions of Americans.