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January 14, 2025
Assistant General Counsel, GMA
The tragic death of a college student in Milton has sparked a legal battle that could reshape municipal liability across Georgia. With a $32 million judgment at stake, this case challenges decades of legal precedent and raises profound questions about city responsibilities and sovereign immunity.
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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.
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December 17, 2024
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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November 14, 2024
Sara Baxter
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.
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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.
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October 18, 2024
By Nikki Perry
Georgia's cities are connecting the dots to create more comprehensive community health care. Through collaborative programming, the Milton and Valdosta fire departments are improving quality of life for residents while reducing the burden on public safety agencies.
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October 18, 2024
By Alia Hoyt
To better engage Georgia’s youth, a number of police and fire departments across the state have developed programs that are both educational and extremely fun for the often difficult-to-reach teenaged sect.
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October 18, 2024
Raine Cox, Research Intern, GMA
Qualified immunity, a legal doctrine established by the U.S. Supreme Court, shields government officials, including law enforcement, from civil liability unless they violate clearly established rights. While it protects officials from constant litigation, critics argue it often shields misconduct, making it a contentious issue, particularly in law enforcement.
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October 18, 2024
Sara Baxter
The city of Rockmart participated in GCS’s Jobs with Purpose Initiative and, with the guidance of a consultant, came up with creative ideas to solve the problem.
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Resources for cities in response to Hurricane Helene.
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In this episode of Cities Connect, we explore how engaging youth in community initiatives can drive significant positive change in cities, with a special focus on finalists and winners of the 2025 Community Impact Awards by Georgia City Solutions.
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