January 2026 Features

• Georgia Unemployment Rate Remains Below National Average at 3.5%

  January 08, 2026

  The Georgia Department of Labor announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate for November was 3.5%, up slightly from a revised 3.4% in September. November’s unemployment rate remained 1.1 percentage points below the national unemployment rate.

• ‘The Ripple Effect:’ TEDxColumbusStateU Brings ‘Ideas Worth Sharing’ to the Stage on Jan. 15

  January 06, 2026

  TEDx is coming to the Columbus State University campus on January 15th, bringing with it the TEDx philosophy of “ideas worth spreading.” The event will feature a specially selected slate of speakers who will share the perspectives they’ve gained through their professional expertise, personal successes and failures, and community involvement.

• New Laws Will Address Professional Services, Homeowner Protections, Car Owners & Politicians

  January 06, 2026

  Most new laws from this year’s legislative session took effect in July, but a handful of significant bills become law on New Year’s day.

• Georgia Marks 50 Years of Clean, Reliable Nuclear Energy

  January 05, 2026

  For more than 50 years, nuclear energy has played a critical role in Georgia’s energy mix – currently providing approximately 25% of the state’s electricity each year from just two nuclear plants: Plant Hatch near Vidalia and Plant Vogtle near Augusta.