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Fuel Cost, Transportation & Development March 31, 2026

National gas price average tops $4 per gallon

Georgia and Cobb County prices remain lower due to tax suspension By Larry Felton Johnson According to the AAA fuel price webpage, the national average for a gallon of regular…

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Fuel Cost, Transportation & Development March 24, 2026

What Georgia’s gas tax suspension means for drivers and for state revenue

Georgia’s motorists got a reprieve from the surging Iran-war-driven gas prices when Gov. Brian Kemp suspended the state’s gasoline tax. The immediate effect of the suspension was a drop from…

Transportation March 19, 2026

Georgia House lawmakers push to suspend the state’s gas tax for 60 days

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 18, 2026 The Georgia House of Representatives in a surprise move passed a…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics, State Government March 16, 2026

Lawmaker calls it quits, governor’s race brings fireworks, calls for gas tax suspension and more

by Ross Williams, Maya Homan, and Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 14, 2026 The big election news this week…

Energy January 14, 2026

Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy prices

by Amy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the wake of U.S. forces’ arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás…

News, Transportation December 29, 2025

Georgia gasoline price continues to drop significantly

Georgia gasoline prices continue to drop significantly over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia fell six cents, reaching an average cost of $2.68 per…

Fuel Cost, Transportation & Development December 22, 2025

Gasoline price in Georgia continues to slowly but steadily drop

Georgia gasoline prices continued to slowly but steadily drop. According to AAA’s weekly report, gasoline prices in Georgia dropped another two cents, reaching an average cost of $2.74 per gallon…

Energy December 18, 2025

Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power

by Barbara Kates-Garnick, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Everyone – politicians and the public – is talking about energy costs. In particular, they’re…

Fuel Cost December 1, 2025

Georgia gas price average falls, while statewide EV charging rate stays the same

Georgia gasoline prices fell over the past seven days leading up to December 1, according to AAA’s weekly report. The charging rate at EV DC fast-charging stations remained stable at…

Energy November 17, 2025

Supply-chain delays, rising equipment prices threaten electricity grid

by Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines and Kyri Baker, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Two new data centers in Silicon…

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Puzzles Games and Quizzes May 9, 2026

Cobb County’s alphabet soup: take the quiz on important acronyms in our county

By Larry Felton Johnson Of the evergreen quizzes that we post periodically about Cobb County this one has drawn the most traffic. I’m not sure exactly why, but I don’t…

Opinion May 9, 2026

We Do A Lot For Mom But We Should Do More For Mothers

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Americans spend quite a lot on Mom for Mother’s Day. But as a country, we could be doing a lot…

News, Transportation May 9, 2026

This week’s schedule of lane closures for the ongoing $1.2 billion I-285 and I-20 West Interchange project in Cobb and Fulton

NOTE: The full closure of north and southbound lanes of I-285 between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Cascade Road previously announced for this weekend has been postponed due to…

News, Transportation May 9, 2026

Full lane closures on I-285 postponed due to weather reports

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that the scheduled full closure of north and southbound lanes of I-285 between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Cascade Road has been postponed…

Weather May 9, 2026

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Saturday, May 9, 2026

The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, May 9, 2026, with a high near 77 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a…