Chatham County

County seat: Savannah

Official Chatham County website: https://www.chathamcountyga.gov/

Chatham County Commission: https://www.chathamcountyga.gov/Commission

Meetings: 9:30 a.m. in commission chambers, Old Courthouse 124 Bull St., second floor. 2020 dates are Sept. 4, 18; Oct. 9, 23; Nov. 6, 20; Dec. 4, 18.

Agendas, videos for all meetings: http://chathamcountyga.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx

Georgia lawmakers ponder what makes online sports bets worth gamble

Various bills enable wagering but stall on questions of revenue, propriety.

Online betting bill lives but debates continue on whether gambling should be allowed, how proceeds will be used if a suitable law can be written.

Georgia sets aside millions to help COVID-ravaged travel industry recover

Savannah loses business travel while beach visitors challenge Tybee Island.

Tourism experts are used to planning ahead, but as the COVID-19 pandemic slogs on, Georgia officials say the near future remains uncertain.

Kemp’s bond package includes $90M for Savannah Convention Center

Recommendation includes $12M for Georgia Southern project

ATLANTA – Major building projects from Savananah to Valdosta to Athens are included in the $883.1 million bond package Gov. Brian Kemp is recommending to the General Assembly. This story also appeared in Capitol Beat News Service That’s lower than the $1.13 billion in bond financing lawmakers approved last June for the current fiscal year. […]

Georgia U.S. House District 1 Watch: Buddy Carter

Follow the work of elected representative for Georgia's U.S. House District 1, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

Follow key votes, funding sources, speeches, social media, legislation

Warnock, Ossoff win Georgia seats, tip Senate to Democrats

Vote total margins appear to be larger than required for recount requests.

Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are going to Washington after an historic electoral victory fueled by a new wave of voters stretching from Coastal Georgia, across the Black Belt to Atlanta eager for a representative who looks like them and understands their struggles at a time of national crisis.

5 things to watch: Voters take the wheel in Georgia Senate runoff race

Tight race sparks concern for parties as campaigns wind down.

Both parties worry about their chances of winning – a sharp turnaround from a month ago when Republicans thought they had a lock on the election. Polls show a tight race, and final tallies are not likely to come until Wednesday.

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