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Commissioner Russell Edwards joins us to talk about CARES Act funding and the pandemic in Athens Clarke County.
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The latest round of federal coronavirus aid will provide $1,000 bonuses to Georgia's state-funded prekindergarten and child care teachers. They were…
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More than half the funds received by Georgia companies as part of a federal loan program meant to support small businesses during the pandemic went to…
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Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA benefits, could run out for more than 25,000 unemployed Georgians in the next two weeks. That’s according to a…
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This week on Athens News Matters, hear: Mayor Kelly Girtz on CARES Act funding, the removal of the downtown Confederate monument, and the state of the…
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Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz joins Chris Shupe to talk about the movement of a controversial Confederate monument, how the government will spend…
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This week on Athens News Matters, hear:How the pandemic has complicated the school district's ability to provide for food-insecure studentsHow the…
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The panel discusses the week in news and politics, including the Mayor and Commission's recent vote on how to allocate CARES Act funding, and the results…
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Government action in the beginning weeks of the pandemic kept evictions from affecting struggling individuals and families, but now, more low-income…
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Workers who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic have seen larger unemployment checks since March, thanks to federal funding. Now, with those benefits…