The federal government proposes to open 63,000 acres of Georgia national forest to road building and logging. The stated reason is wildfire. The proposal's own rationale section never mentions it. Public comment closes September 21.
The neighbors who sued asked a court to freeze the city’s new data center rules while the case was decided. Court records show that never happened. The rules have been in force for 80 days.
Columbus Water Works is spending about $1.05 billion. Paying that back will cost close to $1.8 billion. A new jail could add $500 million more — and nobody has said what it costs to tear the old one down. Second of two parts.
A new Columbus State University report looks at pay, jobs and housing. It finds a city holding steady — and families falling behind. First of two parts.
Columbus Water Works went to manual operation on July 27. A second Georgia utility issued a boil water advisory the same week. Officials confirm the state was hit and will not say how widely.
Six non-negotiable protections for Columbus and Muscogee County residents before any hyperscale data center development proceeds — a companion to The People's Overlay ordinance.
The complete legal text of The People's Overlay — the citizen-drafted alternative Technology Overlay Ordinance submitted to the Columbus City Council and city attorney before the June 9 vote on Project Ruby.
A plain-language explanation of The People's Overlay — the citizen alternative ordinance submitted to the Columbus City Council before the June 9 vote on the Technology Overlay District.
An open letter from Columbus residents to the City Council on Project Ruby and the Technology Overlay District — presenting The People's Overlay, a complete alternative ordinance with six protections missing from the Chamber draft, ahead of the June 9 vote.
Wins and Losses: A Report Card on Columbus’s Tax Allocation Districts A plain-English guide for Columbus, Georgia residents Thirty Years In: Time to Take Stock Columbus, Georgia didn’t stumble into Tax Allocation Districts. The city made a deliberate choice to…
