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NewsGABottoms wants Georgia to meet its universal pre-K pledge. It’s a tough campaign promise to keep.
Georgia’s prekindergarten program for 4-year-olds is supposed to provide a free spot to any parent who wants to enroll their child. But that universal guarantee has been voided by a shortage of classrooms in parts of the state. Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic nominee for governor, says she wants to fill that gap if she’s […]
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Ossoff, Bottoms declare ‘United for Georgia’ at joint campaign rally in Savannah
There was no mistaking the message that incumbent U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms were seeking to drive home at a rally on Saturday in Savannah, not only to the thousand or so supporters gathered in a hall on a sweltering day in late June but to voters across the state. […]
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LocalGALong-awaited McGinnis Ferry interchange on GA-400 now open in Forsyth County
GA-400 joins I-85 as having a new interchange with busy McGinnis Ferry Road for Forsyth and northern Fulton County drivers.
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More than half of Georgia teachers now use artificial intelligence to prepare for class
Has your kid ever used artificial intelligence to answer homework questions that their teacher used artificial intelligence to write? It’s possible, according to a report from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts that found a majority of teachers in the state are using generative AI for planning or in the classroom, but also express […]
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Nurses warn that new interpretation of Georgia law will mean less care for rural communities
A showdown between nurses and those representing physicians boiled over in a Georgia House Health committee hearing over a medical board’s guidance that nurses warned could lead to shuttered clinics and diminished healthcare access in rural parts of Georgia. The Georgia Composite Medical Board issued a “position statement” in early May that tightened the board’s […]
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AccidentsGAGwinnett County police officer fired following internal investigation into on-duty crash
As GSP conducted the crash investigation, the police department looked into Officer Myles Green's actions.
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LocalGATRAFFIC: Fallen tree closes lanes on I-285
A tree came down onto the interstate at Moreland Avenue, closing lanes Thursday morning.
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Bookman: Jackson’s policies don’t bode well for Georgians whose lives mirror his own early years
By now, anybody who owns a TV set in Georgia knows that Rick Jackson came up the hard way. He’s proud of his rise out of poverty, and he has every right to be. His story of personal triumph – and the hundreds of millions of dollars that came with that triumph – have been […]
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LocalGAPresident Trump directs DOJ to investigate oil companies over alleged gas price gouging
The president accused major oil companies of failing to pass along lower crude oil costs to consumers and said gasoline prices should be falling faster.
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AccidentsGAGeorgia man crashes into fallen trees during severe storms
It happened Monday evening, in Jasper County, Georgia, when storms produced radar indicated wind gusts up to 60 mph
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Ballot QR code bill headed to governor after Georgia lawmakers scale back hand-counting requirement
Georgia lawmakers dialed back a controversial change that would have mandated hand recounts of the two top-ticket races in every election before local officials could certify the results. The hand-count provision was added by Senate Republicans over the weekend to a measure extending the state’s self-imposed deadline to stop using ballot QR codes to tally […]
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GOP lawmakers save Kemp from rare threat of a veto override
Georgia Republicans on Monday blocked a Democratic attempt to push for what would have been the first vote to override a veto from Gov. Brian Kemp. Atlanta Democratic state Rep. Stacey Evans called on her colleagues to override one of Kemp’s vetoes on a Republican-sponsored bill. The bill, which passed unanimously out of both chambers […]
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Georgia is losing farmland fast. A new state program aims to help save it
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Russ Moon grows corn, soybeans and strawberries and raises cattle on his family farm in Madison County, Georgia, outside of Athens. His family has worked that land for four generations, around 100 years. And he said he wants […]
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LocalGAStorms threw wrench into World Cup traffic plan Thursday - Atlanta adapted
With FIFA Fan Fest closing early last Thursday, Atlanta Stadium fans still exited before severe storms hit downtown Atlanta.
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Without new state funding, Georgia domestic violence, sexual assault programs brace for the worst
The two dozen beds at the Haven, a domestic violence shelter in Valdosta, are almost never enough, according to Executive Director Michelle Girtman. Rising demand for services and years of declining government support have left the south Georgia shelter — along with more than 50 domestic violence and sexual assault programs across the state — […]
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LocalGAGridlock Guy: Atlanta World Cup traffic plan wins, has room for growth after first match
Plans for cars, pedestrians, and MARTA score mostly well in Atlanta’s opening World Cup stanza.
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Bill extending Georgia’s ballot QR code deadline clears Senate in a Saturday vote
A bill aimed at addressing a looming deadline to remove QR codes from Georgia’s ballots passed the Senate along party lines after a short but contentious debate Saturday. The measure, which is sponsored by Sylvania Republican Sen. Max Burns, extends the state’s deadline to stop counting ballots by QR codes to 2028, establishes a special […]
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Democrats block local tax referendums as Georgia lawmakers clash over affordability
House Republicans are attempting to pass a wave of local property tax measures during an ongoing special session that would allow communities to vote on whether to raise their sales taxes to give homeowners a tax break. But Democrats have so far successfully blocked the effort, stymying GOP lawmakers from putting the question before voters […]
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AccidentsGAFather of three feels lucky to be alive after tree crashes into his car on his way to work
The father of three young kids tells 11Alive he is lucky to be alive. Crews have a big cleanup on North Rock Springs Road.
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DHS appears to axe plan to construct immigration detention megacenter in small Georgia town
After months of tension between the city of Social Circle and the federal government, the city announced in a press release Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will abandon its plan to convert an industrial warehouse into a 10,000-bed immigration detention center in the rural community. The department’s apparent decision to discontinue the […]
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