Attorney General Olens Supports Right Use Criminal Background Checks
Tweet Attorney General Sam Olens announced today that he and eight other attorneys general have sent a letter to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to express concern over two recent lawsuits filed by the commission dealing with employers’ use of criminal background checks. The EEOC, for the first time, claims that the employers’ use [...]
Read More →Summer blood donations encouraged to keep pace with blood needs
Tweet Red Cross says there is an urgent need for platelets and specific blood types July 24, 2013 While thousands of people have responded to the recent emergency call for blood and platelet donations from the American Red Cross, there remains an urgent need for platelet donors, as well as donors with types O [...]
Read More →Southwest Georgia’s unemployment rate rises to 9.9 percent in June
Tweet ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in the Southwest Georgia region increased to 9.9 percent in June, up eight-tenths of a percentage point, from 9.1 percent in May. The rate was 9.6 percent in June a year ago.
Read More →CONGRESSMAN BISHOP HONORED BY U.S. MARINE CORPS AT SUNSET PARADE
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) was honored by the United States Marine Corps at an evening Sunset Parade at the Iwo Jima Memorial and preceding ceremony at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington, VA. Congressman Bishop was chosen to be honored for his steadfast dedication to the Marine Corps; his unwavering [...]
Read More →Metro Albany’s unemployment rate rises to 10.2 percent in June
Tweet Special to the Journal ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany’s unemployment rate increased to 10.2 percent in June, up seven-tenths of a percentage point from 9.5 percent in May. The rate was also 10.2 percent in June a year ago. The rate increased primarily because of two seasonal [...]
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