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Cities See Cash with Home Depot Government Solutions

GMA has worked with Home Depot’s government leadership team to provide exclusive discounts, volume pricing and annual rebates to Georgia cities.

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Coronavirus Relief Funding Information

Over the last several months, GMA and ACCG have been working diligently on behalf of all local governments with the Governor Brian Kemp’s Office on the sharing of CARES Act funding.  Thanks to this collective effort, 45% of Georgia’s funding will be transferred to local governments as described in this letter and allocation table.

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Downtown Developments: Georgia Small Business Open for Innovation

Chris Higdon, GMA Community Development Manager

While no longer able to conduct business as usual, small businesses have reacted with creativity and determination. Local governments, development authorities and other orga­nizations have likewise found ways to respond to the needs of their local business community.
 

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Equity and Inclusion – Key Points

Equity and inclusion (or their absence) affect and can be integrated into all aspects of local governance.

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Executive Order Issuing a Statewide Shelter in Place to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 and the Impact on Local Governments

Executive Order Issuing a Statewide Shelter in Place to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (Executive Order No. 04.02.20.01) was signed by Governor Kemp. This article is a summary prepared by the ACCG and GMA Legal Departments explaining the order and its impact on local governments.

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Experts Share Insight on the Future of the U.S. Economy

When some city leaders hear the term “assets,” their first thoughts may include natural resources or tourist attractions in their communities. Georgia’s Cities caught up with two investment experts to talk another type of investment and the state of the U.S. economy.
 

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Georgia Gems: Cities Embrace Street & Mural Art

Cities across the state are tapping into their creative sides and using what was once considered blank walls and dull spaces as canvases.

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Georgia Geospatial Information Office: How Cities can Benefit from Visualization Technologies

Did youy know that local, regional and state governments in Georgia use geospatial data to keep track of properties, roads, public works, environmental resources and more within their jurisdictions?
 

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GMA Federal Update and Call to Action: COVID-19 Relief for All Cities

Larry H. Hanson, GMA Executive Director

So far, local governments have largely been left out of Congressional action to provide federal aid in response to the crisis. It is imperative that the federal government support cities who are meeting the challenges of the pandemic head on.

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GMA Shares List of Motorcade Activities for 2020

The 2019 Mayors Christmas Motorcade marked the 60th year of the events and final GMA-sponsored Mayors’ Christmas Motorcade events at the five state hospitals. GMA created the below Motorcade Resource list for cities interested in continuing the tradition for years to come in their local communities.

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