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Articles Tagged "U.S. Justice Department"

  • Thu., August 23, 2012 2:22pm
    Candidates in a close runoff for the 12th district congressional race won’t know who officially won until September 4th. That’s because the state is under court order to allow more time for absentee ballots to come in.
  • Fri., June 1, 2012 3:19pm
    Central State Hospital in Milledgeville is closing its developmental disabilities unit at the end of June. Just 16 patients remain. State is moving towards community-based care for the disabled.
  • Mon., May 14, 2012 7:00am
    The Justice Department is investigating two former prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's office in Atlanta in connection with allegations of misconduct in a death penalty case.
  • Mon., December 26, 2011 5:44pm
    Georgia's Attorney General, he's ready to go to court over Georgia's redistricting maps. Democrats promise to fight the maps pre-approved Friday by the Obama administration. Black and Latino lawmakers say, the new boundaries dilute their voting strength. Olens says, he can prove the opposite in court.
  • Fri., August 12, 2011 2:15pm
    Maps detailing proposed changes to legislative districts are being made public. Lawmakers will begin a special session on Monday to make final decisions. Some lawmakers could lose seats.
  • Mon., May 30, 2011 11:32am
    The closure of a state-run mental hospital in northwest Georgia is being pushed back. Officials say it's to allow more time for new community services to take root.
  • Tue., November 16, 2010 4:26pm
    The state wants a new voter verification check, but some groups worry how it will affect minority voters.
  • Tue., October 19, 2010 5:37pm
    The Justice Department has reached an agreement with Georgia over a long-running case involving what critics say is the unlawful segregation of residents with mental illness and developmental disabilities in state psychiatric hospitals.
  • Fri., January 8, 2010 6:36pm
    Today Brian Kemp, a former state senator from Athens was sworn in as Georgi
  • Fri., October 9, 2009 3:02pm
    The Medical College of Georgia will take over a state psychiatric hospital