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Farmers, small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for it

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Georgia lawmakers approve $300M in farm and timber tax breaks after Hurricane Helene

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WABE's Week In Review: Willis taken off Trump case and some Amazon workers hit the picket line

Georgia will allow southwest farms to make new water wells after decade-long ban

Okefenokee water rights fight could set precedent for East Coast waterways

Georgia and Alabama propose a deal to settle their water war over the Chattahoochee River

Georgia scores another water win as drought takes hold