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News Articles: Georgia

Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.

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GPB evening headlines for September 13, 2024

Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones won't face criminal prosecution with Trump and others in Georgia's 2020 election interference case.

Former Defense Secretary, General James Mattis, spoke at a new building's dedication at Georgia Military College in Milledgeville.

The last of 76 defendants in a massive South Georgia drug trafficking organization has been convicted on all charges after a trial.

September 13, 2024
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Mattis at GMC

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Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis visits Georgia for military college building opening

Georgia Military College cut the ribbon on a new leadership center in Milledgeville on Thursday. Former Defense Secretary General James Mattis spoke at the event.

September 13, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
HUD rally

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'I'm living in displacement': Tenants speak out on Georgia’s affordable housing crisis

Tenants and former tenants of public housing developments showed up at the Atlanta headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development last week demanding leaders address their concerns about poor living conditions. 

 

September 13, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and First Lady of Georgia Marty Kemp arrive Monday morning at First Baptist Church in downtown Columbus, Georgia for the memorial service for Georgia Rep. Richard Smith. 02/05/2024 Mike Haskey/Ledger-Enquirer

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Gov. Brian Kemp comments on Apalachee shooting during visit to Macon. See what he said.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp commented on the shooting at Apalachee High School during a stop in Macon on Thursday.

September 13, 2024
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  • Lucinda Warnke
Community members and students gather around a flagpole on the Apalachee High School campus near Winder, Georgia, on Sept. 8, leaving flowers and messages to memorialize the four people killed in the Sept. 4 shooting there.

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‘What happens three months from now?’ Mental health after Georgia high school shooting

The recent shooting at Apalachee High School outside of Atlanta caused more than physical wounds. Medical experts worry a lack of mental health resources in the community — and in Georgia as a whole — means few options for those trying to cope with trauma from the shooting.

September 13, 2024
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  • Renuka Rayasam ,
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Independent candidate Cornel West appeared at a protest outside the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Fulton judge overturns Georgia secretary of state decision in favor of third-party ballot presence

Georgians could have fewer choices for president when they go to vote this November after two Fulton County Superior Court judges reversed Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s decision and ruled independent candidate Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz with the Party for Socialism and Liberation are not eligible to run for president in the state.

September 13, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, announces plans for an increased state income tax deduction for children Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. The increased deduction could save parents about $55 per child per year, or about $150 million statewide.

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Georgia Republican leader seeks policy changes after school shooting but Democrats want more

Georgia's state House speaker says lawmakers in 2025 will consider new policies after a school shooting killed four at a high school northeast of Atlanta. But Republican Jon Burns is stopping short of Democratic demands.

September 13, 2024
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Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides over a hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta.

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GPB morning headlines for September 13, 2024

The judge overseeing the Fulton County election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others has tossed out three counts in the indictment, including two brought against the former president.

Historical preservationists in Macon have announced their annual list of important buildings in need of intensive care.

Georgia Military College cut the ribbon on a new leadership center in Milledgeville Thursday.

September 13, 2024
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Georgia Power employees on truck. (Georgia Power/Facebook)

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Critics assail cost of Georgia Power biomass projects

Opponents of a proposal by Georgia Power to add more biomass to the utility’s electrical generating portfolio argued Thursday the plan is both unreliable and too expensive. Georgia Power is seeking approval from the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to buy about 80 megawatts of electricity from three plants in South Georgia that burn wood chips from waste generated by logging operations.

September 13, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, announces plans for an increased state income tax deduction for children Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. The increased deduction could save parents about $55 per child per year, or about $150 million statewide.

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GPB evening headlines for September 12, 2024

School threats have been reported across the state after last week's Apalachee High School shooting killed four and wounded nine.

Advocates for public housing tenants in Georgia are demanding leaders address their concerns about substandard living conditions.

Ratepayers and advocacy groups spoke out today against a Georgia Power proposal to use more biomass to generate electricity.

September 12, 2024
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Wide Shot of Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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As Georgia's uninsured rate remains higher than national average, stakeholders discuss policy

According to the latest census, 1.2 million people under 65 years old in Georgia do not have health insurance. 

September 12, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Tom Miller, 52, votes "On Demand" using an absentee or mail-in ballot in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. October 31, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

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Republicans join legal challenge of State Election Board

A Georgia-based advocacy group headed by former Republican state Rep. Scot Turner filed suit in Fulton County Wednesday seeking to block rules changes three of the five board members approved in recent weeks allowing local election officials to delay certification of election results if they suspect fraud.

September 12, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia State Sen. Kim Jackson holds her son as she takes part in a reproductive health town hall meeting at Neighborhood Church Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Candidates can use campaign funds for child care in most states, but few do

A growing number of states are allowing candidates for local and state office to use their campaign dollars to pay for child care expenses. Parents of young children say the practice gives them the time and flexibility to run for office, which often requires long and obscure hours of work.

September 12, 2024
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The U.S. Postal Service's next-generation delivery vehicle is displayed at the Kokomo Sorting and Delivery Center in Kokomo, Ind., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024.

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USPS' long-awaited new mail truck makes its debut to rave reviews from carriers

The Postal Service's new delivery vehicles aren't going to win a beauty contest. They're tall and ungainly, with outsize windshields, thick bumpers and duck-bill hoods. But they're getting rave reviews from letter carriers accustomed to cantankerous older vehicles.

September 12, 2024
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Speaker Jon Burns at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs and Issues event Wednesday. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Today: Burns proposes gun policies; Schools receive threats; Macon building preservation

On the Thursday September 12th edition of Georgia Today: Georgia state lawmakers say they will consider new gun policies next session; Some schools boost precautions following threats made on social media; And preservationists, say several buildings in Macon are in need of what they call "intensive care".

September 12, 2024
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