*If you are a Georgia Power customer, you’ll be paying more for electricity next year. The state’s Public Service Commission voted Tuesday to allow Georgia Power’s proposed rate hike to go into effect, which will mean an increase of just under six dollars each month for the average residential customer.
*A student loan program in Georgia has been discontinued after an audit found users have been failing to pay back their debt. The Student Access Loan program began in 2012 and gave out more than $260 million in loans to about 36,000 students. The audit in 2022 found more than 30% of borrowers defaulted on their loans through the program.