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Fri., June 14, 2013 12:09pm
Governor Nathan Deal Friday announced his picks for a review panel in the case of state Representative Tyrone Brooks. The Governor appointed House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, D-Atlanta, and state Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson, D-Tucker.
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Tue., November 22, 2011 5:17pm
A federal appeals court has ruled that death penalty defendants in Georgia will have to prove they are mentally disabled beyond a reasonable doubt to avoid execution, the most stringent legal standard in the nation. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision Tuesday said it couldn't strike down the Georgia law because the U.S. Supreme Court empowered each state to create its own definition for the mentally disabled.
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Mon., February 14, 2011 12:50pm
President Obama's budget released this morning includes about $600,000 for the engineering phase of the Savannah harbor deepening. But that's only a fraction of the millions of dollars that state officials were seeking. State officials consider it the most important economic development project.
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Tue., October 26, 2010 7:48am
Many Georgians have already cast their votes in federal and local races. Early voting began on Sept. 20th and ends this Friday.
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Wed., July 15, 2009 5:17pm
The founder of a religious sect asks a federal judge to toss out his 135-ye
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Mon., July 13, 2009 4:05pm
Gwinnett County is now home to one of 11 law enforcement agencies nationwid
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Fri., July 10, 2009 4:42pm
A Georgia college receives federal money for students.
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Fri., July 10, 2009 4:40pm
A federal reports says half of the homeless in Georgia are still unsheltere
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Tue., July 7, 2009 3:54pm
The two-state, high-speed chase led to drug arrest.