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Research chair for sickle cell named in Rep. Calvin Smyreâs honor
Research chair for sickle cell named in Rep. Calvin Smyreâs honor By Ben Stanfield | May 13, 2021 at 10:13 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 10:13 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - New funding in the state budget will help bring healthcare access to all sickle cell patients in the state. This is all due to a partnership with Childrenâs Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory, and the Morehouse School of Medicine.
A name known locally will also play a major role in these efforts.
In an era of strong political divides, a nice bipartisan moment happened this week when local and state leaders gathered and recognized Georgiaâs âDean of the Houseâ - Columbusâ own representative Calvin Smyre.
Georgia adds 1 million, but growth slows from 1990s, 2000s
By JEFF AMYApril 26, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) Georgia gained a million new residents from 2010 to 2020 according to U.S. Census results released Monday, with the state still growing more rapidly than the nation. But for the first time since 1990, the state will not add a congressional seat, as the state’s population growth slowed noticeably from the breakneck pace of the previous two decades.
Georgia’s total population rose above 10.7 million from 9.7 million a decade ago. That 10.6% growth was the 12th fastest in the nation.
Percentage-wise, though, it was the slowest growing decade for Georgia since the 1940s, back when the state only had about 3 million residents, and pales behind the 26.4% increase in population the state saw in the 1990s and the 18.3% growth it saw in the 2000s. It’s the first time since the 1990 Census that Georgia won’t add a congressional seat, holding steady at 14. Before 1990, Georgia had
Census: Georgia population grows more than 10% in 10 years, outpaces the national average
U.S. Census data shows the Peach State grew by 1 million residents in the past 10 years. The new numbers are prompting a redrawing of district lines for everything from congressional seats down to county commission and city council positions. Share Updated: 7:39 AM EDT Apr 27, 2021 Associated Press
Census: Georgia population grows more than 10% in 10 years, outpaces the national average
U.S. Census data shows the Peach State grew by 1 million residents in the past 10 years. The new numbers are prompting a redrawing of district lines for everything from congressional seats down to county commission and city council positions.
Georgia adds 1 million, but growth slows from 1990s, 2000s
JEFF AMY, Associated Press
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ATLANTA (AP) Georgia gained a million new residents from 2010 to 2020 according to U.S. Census results released Monday, with the state still growing more rapidly than the nation. But for the first time since 1990, the state will not add a congressional seat, as the state s population growth slowed noticeably from the breakneck pace of the previous two decades.
Georgia s total population rose above 10.7 million from 9.7 million a decade ago. That 10.6% growth was the 12th fastest in the nation.
Percentage-wise, though, it was the slowest growing decade for Georgia since the 1940s, back when the state only had about 3 million residents, and pales behind the 26.4% increase in population the state saw in the 1990s and the 18.3% growth it saw in the 2000s. It’s the first time since the 1990 Census that Georgia won’t add a congressional seat, holding steady at 14. Before 1