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News Articles: Georgia Politics

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State regulators poised to OK steep Georgia Power rate hike request this week

State regulators have heard final pleas imploring them to reject Georgia Power’s request for ratepayers to foot an expensive fuel expense bill, which would result in higher electricity bills starting in June.

May 15, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Coastal development along the Tybee Island beachfront in Chatham County, Georgia

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  • Politics

Tybee Island asks lawmakers to consider closing highway access when events ‘overwhelm’ city

Closures of Highway 80 are among the proposed measures.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Cases and deaths from COVID-19 continue to trend downward. In April 2020, the Georgia DOT routinely posted public health warnings on electronic highway signs.

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As the COVID public health emergency ends, prepping for a new pandemic is next

After more than three years and 1.1 million deaths, the United States on Thursday ended the public health emergency for COVID-19 — and Congress is attempting to better prepare for a possible resurgence of that virus or another.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Jennifer Shutt
Soumaya Khalifa

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Political Rewind: In conversation with Soumaya Khalifa, founder of Islamic Speakers Bureau, Atlanta

Friday on Political Rewind: Since August 2001, Soumaya Khalifa has worked through the Islamic Speakers Bureau to educate Georgians on the ins and outs of life as a Muslim woman in America.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Governor Deals Announces the Second Round winners of Innovation in Teaching Competition.

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In public comment period, commissioners who could delete ‘diversity’ from lessons filter out public

The members of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, which oversees educator training rules, have been getting a lot of emails ahead of the Thursday meeting in which they voted unanimously to remove references to diversity from Georgia’s teacher standards.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Ross Williams

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: How can Georgia and the nation better protect children from gun violence?

Thursday on Political Rewind: Host Bill Nigut turns our pre-recorded panel to focus in on gun violence and how we can protect kids in schools.

May 11, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Gun safety advocates at the Georgia Capitol

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'We cannot, should not live like this': Democrats call for special session to address gun violence

Georgia Democrats are calling for Gov. Brian Kemp to convene a special session after a shooting in an Atlanta medical facility killed one woman and wounded four others.

May 10, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia football players acknowledge the crowd during a parade celebrating the Bulldog's second consecutive NCAA college football national championship, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

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Political Rewind: Trump found liable in assault, libel civil case; UGA declines White House invite

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A jury finds former President Trump liable of sexual abuse and libel in a civil case. The pandemic-era rule Title 42 will expire tomorrow, affecting immigration. And the Georgia Bulldogs punt their chance to go to the White House, declining an invite from President Biden.

May 10, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
United States Vice President Kamala Harris visited Atlanta earlier this year. She was in Dalton a few months later. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice

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VP Harris returns to Atlanta for the third time this year

United States Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to Atlanta for the third time this year. 

May 10, 2023
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  • Donnell Suggs
TaxScout, has now entered into its fourth market - Atlanta.

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Georgia tax revenue down 16.5% compared to April 2022, Kemp's office says

State tax collections slipped significantly in April, Gov. Brian Kemp's office said Tuesday. Revenues decreased by more than $800 million, or about 16%, compared to April of last year.

May 09, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Orlando Montoya

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Eight false electors take immunity deals; How the writers' strike affects Georgia

Tuesday on Political Rewind: At least eight fake electors have received immunity in Georgia's election probe. We'll discuss where Fani Willis' investigation goes from here. Meanwhile, President Biden is meeting with leaders over the debt ceiling. Plus, how the writers' strike is affecting Georgia's film industry.

May 09, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more

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Here are the bills Kemp signed Friday. One could remove 'bad' prosecutors

Gov. Brian Kemp signed several bills Friday including for certain business tax breaks, state raises and creating a commission empowered to discipline or remove prosecutors.

May 08, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Sarah Kallis
Gov. Brian Kemp

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Kemp issues nearly two dozen legislative and budget vetoes

Gov. Brian Kemp has been busy exercising his veto pen.

May 08, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
A schoal bass in the Flint river

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Turbulence roils waters despite Georgia law to calm tensions between anglers, riverside landowners

A dispute over whether a popular stretch of the Flint River in Upson County can be the exclusive fishing hole of those who own the shoreline drove a frenzied last-minute push to protect the public’s access to Georgia’s streams earlier this year.

May 08, 2023
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
State Sen. Elena Parent

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General Assembly legalizes lemonade stands

Who knew a kid in Georgia is supposed to have a permit to set up a lemonade stand at the end of their driveway?

May 05, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
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