Eight Georgia community rehabilitation providers are legally paying subminimum wage to 245 workers with disabilities. State legislation that has advanced out of the Industry and Labor committee aims to eradicate
House Bill 1186 aims to require the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement to calculate a single score for districts and schools and the state Department of Education and local school districts to publish them on their websites.
A proposal designed to boost the already thriving Bitcoin-mining industry in Georgia has crashed into concerns over the noise created by local crypto-mining operations and the drain on electricity and water resources.