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Chapter one: A hurtful feeling for any parent Georgia s unemployment rate rose drastically during the pandemic. Since March of last year, the Georgia Department of Labor reports about 4.3 million unemployment claims. Kersha Cartwright with the labor department says 2020 set a record. We ve paid out more money in the past year during the pandemic than we have in the prior 34 years combined. We ve issued a lot of payments to a lot of people, and are continuing to do so. There are people that are still struggling, and we re implementing those extensions brought forth by Congress and we ll continue to do that. ....
Listen to the content of this post: MACON, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT) – In matter of days, and after 13 years in office, Macon-Bibb County Mayor Robert Reichert will finish his final term. Reichert has spent decades serving the people of Macon and Bibb County. The Democrat is a military veteran and attorney. He served as a Georgia State Representative and a Macon City Council member before becoming Mayor in 2007. And while his time in office is growing short, he says his to-do list is pretty long. “You never get everything done, buttoned up just the way you want it,” said Mayor Robert Reichert. “There is always something else to do and something else you really meant to do before your time was up.” ....