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Transportation July 12, 2024

Lane closures all weekend on I-285 from S. Atlanta Road near Smyrna to Donald Hollowell Parkway

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced that I-285 lane closures will be in effect all weekend in portions of Cobb and Fulton counties. The closures will span from South…

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Transportation July 8, 2024

Georgia gasoline price average creeps up one cent over past week

According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia rose one cent over the past week, reaching an average cost of $3.32 per gallon for regular unleaded. “Fuel charges experienced…

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Transportation July 3, 2024

Move over, Michigan: Georgia now leads in building next-generation cars

by Stan Cross, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 3, 2024 Since the first Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line…

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Transportation July 1, 2024

Georgia gasoline price climbs 5 cents ahead of July 4

Image above generated by DALL-E from ChatGPT According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia climbed five cents over the past week, reaching an average cost of $3.31 per…

Transportation June 28, 2024

Lane closures on I-285 Friday night and through the weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on I-285 between South Atlanta Road and Donald Hollowell Parkway beginning tonight, Friday, June 28, at 9 p.m. The purpose of…

Transportation June 24, 2024

Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data

by Wesley Marshall, University of Colorado Denver, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak, and…

Transportation June 24, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices continue to drop, but modestly

According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia have continued to drop over the past week, reaching an average cost of $3.26 per gallon for regular unleaded. This represents…

Transportation June 17, 2024

Georgia gasoline prices stable over the past week

Georgia gasoline prices remained stable over the past week, dropping a modest one cent. According to the weekly report from AAA, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline…

Transportation June 10, 2024

Average gasoline price in Georgia fell an average of 7 cents per gallon over past week

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in Georgia dropped seven cents over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly report, the average price in Georgia fell…

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Transportation June 7, 2024

Senior Citizen Council of Cobb urges seniors to attend MSPLOST meeting

The Senior Citizen Council of Cobb County sent out the following notice urging seniors to attend a meeting about the MSPLOST organized by Cobb DOT: TRANSPORTATION BRIEFING from Cobb Department…

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Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Law March 12, 2025

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