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LocalGASeveral Georgia races shed candidates as qualifying week looms and races take shape
This past week – the last before candidates officially qualify to run – brought plenty of news about who won’t be appearing on the ballot this year. Georgia state Rep. Ruwa Romman, a Duluth Democrat, announced this week she is dropping out of the campaign for governor, saying that she will instead run for an […]
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House bill would curb public access to police footage capturing a person’s death
Lawmakers are contemplating a measure that would prevent the public from accessing law enforcement audio and video recordings that show a person’s death after the bill’s sponsor argued that new restrictions are needed to preserve the dignity of the people depicted in the footage. But the legislation, House Bill 1223, has prompted criticism from First […]
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Bookman: ICE is bullying its way into Georgia with plans to turn warehouses into detention centers
The largest prison in the state is located in the town of Jackson, in middle Georgia. It’s a state prison with a capacity of 2,200 inmates. The new prison that the federal government proposes to open in Social Circle, about 40 miles southeast of Atlanta, would house four to five times that many. According to Immigration […]
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Data center bill stalls after last-minute change opposed by industry finds support
The Senate session ended abruptly Thursday just as senators were nearing a vote on a bill aimed at ensuring data centers pay for the energy infrastructure built to accommodate them after it appeared a last-minute alternative measure had the votes to pass. The Georgia Senate avoided voting on Senate Bill 34, which moved out of […]
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AccidentsGAGDOT: Accident on I-285 shuts down lanes in Cobb County
A traffic camera shows two damaged vehicles on the outer left lanes, with one facing the wrong way at the median.
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Southern Co. borrows billions for energy projects; advocates say ratepayers will ultimately pay
The U.S. Department of Energy has loaned Southern Company $26.5 billion to fund upgrades to its energy grid in Georgia and Alabama. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in a press release Wednesday that the loan to Southern Company, the parent company of Georgia Power and Alabama Power, is intended to lower consumer energy costs for […]
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Income tax cut clears the Georgia House as Kemp adds new money to cover budget priorities
House lawmakers signed off on a plan to incrementally reduce the state’s income tax rate over concerns from Democrats who argued the perk would disproportionately benefit wealthier Georgians. The proposal, House Bill 1001, accelerates an already planned cut to the state’s income tax rate and is part of a series of reductions to the rate […]
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Lawmakers restore full $325 million for needs-based college aid program, with a boost from Kemp
Georgia’s first comprehensive needs-based college scholarship came closer to becoming reality Wednesday after the state House and Senate approved a budget plan that would fully fund the endeavor. Gov. Brian Kemp proposed the DREAMS scholarship in his State of the State Address last month with a proposed price tag of $325 million. But last week, […]
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Leader of far-right group fined $500,000 in connection with alleged First Liberty Ponzi scheme
The president of the Georgia Republican Assembly, a right wing political organization, has been fined $500,000 for his alleged involvement in an suspected Ponzi scheme that authorities say defrauded investors out of $140 million, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office announced Wednesday. Timothy Nathaniel Darnell, who once worked for Bankers Life Advisory Services, has been […]
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Northwest Georgia voters sound off on race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
Voters are having their say in the race to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who stepped down from Congress in January after a public feud with President Donald Trump. Early voting started last week, and the final day to cast a ballot is March 10. If no candidate secures more than 50% of the […]
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2 attorneys launch campaigns challenging GOP-appointed justices on Georgia’s highest court
Two prominent attorneys have launched campaigns for the Georgia Supreme Court, challenging two sitting justices who were originally appointed by former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal. Former Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, a personal injury attorney and former president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, stood together Tuesday at Liberty Plaza […]
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Cell phone ban for high schools, school metal detectors, literacy bill move through Georgia House
The Georgia House passed a slew of bills Tuesday that could reshape the way public school students learn. The chamber approved bills including a ban on cell phones for high schoolers, a requirement to install weapons detectors at school entrances and a bill aimed at boosting reading rates that Speaker Jon Burns called “arguably the […]
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AccidentsGADriver facing DUI, vehicular homicide charges in crash that killed man riding electric bike in Athens
Police said the bicyclist was taken to the hospital where he died a couple of days later.
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Lawmakers consider hiking fines for insurers who flout Georgia’s mental health parity law
Georgia officials on both sides of the aisle are proposing legislation aimed at holding insurance companies accountable when they fall short of the long-held promise of mental health parity, which is the idea that insurance coverage for mental health should be on par with coverage for physical health. The push comes after Georgia Insurance Commissioner […]
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Georgia shows the way in fix for pet overpopulation
Feb. 24 is World Spay Day and February is Spay and Neuter Awareness Month in Georgia. February is also Feline Fix by Five month, a reminder to have kittens fixed before they turn five months old. That focus on prevention is important for two reasons: First because fixing animals is the only way to fix […]
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Georgia House passes stripped down ‘Mandi Ballinger Act,’ opting to instead study ‘raise the age’
The Georgia House on Friday passed a bill to create a special committee to study raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds, but stopped short of taking action to prevent 17-year-olds from being tried as adults. House Bill 1061, originally written to shift 17-year-olds away from the adult criminal justice system to […]
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Republicans shoot down Democratic effort seeking to expand Medicaid in Georgia
Democrats attempted to pass Medicaid expansion on the floor of the Senate in a legislative maneuver that was quickly shot down by their Republican counterparts Friday. The bill they hoped to amend, Senate Bill 440, was originally intended to update and modernize laws around the state Department of Public Health. Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, a Marietta […]
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AccidentsGAGeorgia highway lane closures affect I-285, Downtown Connector through Monday morning
The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced significant lane closures on I-285 and I-75/85 through Monday morning, causing potential traffic disruptions.
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AccidentsGAGridlock Guy: 12 years later, Marietta family finds new ways to continue son's legacy
The Lutzie 43 Foundation seeks more partners to take a big bite out of the tens of thousands killed annually in U.S. car crashes.
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Georgia’s most prominent GOP woman lawmaker will retire, Trump shoutouts and more
The return of President Donald Trump to Georgia was the big political news this week, with the president visiting a Rome steel plant to promote his economic agenda and his allies as early voting got underway to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. But it was also a big week for announced departures. House Speaker […]
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