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The Georgia Senate passed its version of a $47.5 billion budget on Thursday, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over a spending plan that could increase salaries for thousands of state employees and teachers and give state retirees a one-time boost.

Now that funding is coming in from both state and federal sources, the Georgia Department of Transportation expects construction and maintenance projects to ramp up quickly across the state.

Three Flowery Branch High School students have qualified to compete at the 2016 DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Nashville, Tenn., Aprill 23-26.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday morning that the unemployment rate in the Northeast Georgia region in January was 5.1 percent

Officials in Atlanta are laying the groundwork for an expansion of the world's busiest airport.

For the next three Saturdays, Lanier Islands Resort will be recruiting a number of seasonal and permanent workers with the help of the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL)

Motorists likely noticed an increase in prices at the pump last week.

The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia and in Gainesville rose in January, compared to December.

Perdue Foods is recalling approximately 4,530 pounds of chicken nugget products produced in Gainesville for Applegate Farms.

The battle to bring casino gambling to Georgia hit a major roadblock last week in the House of Representatives, but even those opposed to the idea expect the fight to continue.