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News Articles: Gwinnett County

Motorists pass a sign dedicated to former President Jimmy Carter along Jimmy Carter Blvd. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Norcross, Ga.

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  • News

Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream

Jimmy Carter's grandson says the former president remains in good spirits three months after entering end-of-life care at home. Jason Carter says his grandfather follows public discussion of his legacy and even enjoys regular servings of ice cream.

May 23, 2023
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  • Associated Press
People wait to vote in the Georgia's primary election at Park Tavern on June 9, 2020, in Atlanta. A process recently implemented by Georgia state lawmakers to examine how county officials handle elections is likely unsustainable without more resources or reforms, according to the panel that did the first review under the law.

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  • Elections

Georgia panel: Reforms, resources needed for election review

A process recently implemented by Georgia state lawmakers to examine how county officials handle elections is likely unsustainable without more resources or reforms, according to the panel that did the first review under the law.

February 08, 2023
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  • Associated Press
John, Quinn, and Joey wearing the green Peachtree Farms uniform stand in the greenhouse on the farm.

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Gwinnett County farm offers independence for farmers with disabilities

In Gwinnett County, Peachtree Farms is providing job opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to work with produce and animals.

February 03, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Children walk home from Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, Ga., after school on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns in Georgia this year as candidates talk more about inflation, the economy, abortion and guns.

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  • Politics

Education takes an unusual back seat in Georgia election

Both Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams are touting education proposals in Georgia's race for governor. But polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns in Georgia this year.

September 23, 2022
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  • Associated Press
An advanced voting sign is seen, in Marietta, Ga. on May 19, 2022 during early-in person voting before Georgia's May 24, 2022 primary. Changes in Georgia state law have left less time to vote early before the June 21, 2022 runoff.

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  • Elections

Shortened Georgia runoff poses hurdles for voters, officials

Amid criticism of other voting changes, few noticed in 2021 when Georgia lawmakers shortened the period between an election and a runoff from nine weeks to four weeks. But the change is leaving less time to vote early before the state's June 21 runoff.

June 14, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Lee Allen is a former Gwinnett County math teacher.

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  • News

Gwinnett County Teacher of the Year quits, cites frustrations

The Teacher of the Year in Georgia's largest school system is quitting his job.

May 31, 2022
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  • Orlando Montoya
State Legislature

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  • Elections

Democrats continue uphill fight against GOP state lawmakers’ local maps

The state House passed a GOP-drawn Gwinnett County commission map Thursday which would give their party more say on the board, but Democrats say the move flies in the face of long-established legislative norms.

February 04, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
State Sen. Clint Dixon

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: On Day 10, a GOP bill for nonpartisan Gwinnett school board elections incites Dems' anger

The Georgia State Senate passed a controversial bill that would require Gwinnett’s school board elections to be nonpartisan. 

February 02, 2022
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  • Sarah Kallis
Rep. Sam Park

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  • Elections

Democrats cry foul over GOP state lawmakers’ remake of local redistricting

The drama of last year’s special redistricting session played out writ small Tuesday morning as the Republican-led House Governmental Affairs Committee passed a redrawn map for Gwinnett County’s Board of Commissioners despite objections from the Democratic majority of the county’s legislative caucus and the commissioners themselves, who are all Democrats.

February 02, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
The Georgia state Capitol building

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Day 9: Bill to make Gwinnett school board elections nonpartisan headed for Senate vote

Legislation intended to keep politics out of school board elections advanced out of the Georgia Senate Rules Committee and is expected on the Senate floor on Wednesday.

February 01, 2022
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  • Donna Lowry
Rep. Matt Dollar speaks from the House floor in January 2022 in support of HB 841.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: On Day 8, a bill supporting the incorporation of East Cobb passes the House

The House passed a bill on Thursday which would support the incorporation of the city of East Cobb, clearing its fate to be decided by the Senate.

January 27, 2022
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  • Patrice Little
Lawmakers

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  • Elections

Senate committee approves controversial plan to expand Gwinnett commission

State Sen. Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur, said Dixon’s bill is designed to dilute minority voting power in one of the state’s most diverse counties.

November 11, 2021
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  • Tim Darnell
Stacey Abrams campaigning in Atlanta

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  • Elections

Blue Wave Across Northern Atlanta Suburbs Claims Long-held GOP Turf

Georgia Democrats didn’t get the big blue tsunami they were hoping for on Election Day, but they did plant a flag in the once reliably red northern Atlanta suburbs of Cobb and Gwinnett counties.

These counties elected Democrats to offices up and down the ballot, sending two Democratic Congresswomen to Washington in an otherwise gloomy congressional election for the party. They also played a major role in apparently backing a Democrat for president in Georgia for the first time since 1992.

November 09, 2020
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  • Ross Williams
The Washington Post ranks 1,900 high schools each year.

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  • Education

260 Gwinnett School Employees Out Because Of Coronavirus

Georgia's largest school district has confirmed that around 260 employees have either tested positive for Covid-19 or have been exposed.

August 03, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County Photo

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  • Investigations

Fulton County’s Distribution of COVID-19 Relief Funds ‘Unconscionable,’ Local Mayor Says

Union City Mayor Vince Williams is frustrated. He and other Fulton County mayors say the county is denying cities their rightful share of federal aid they need to help their residents and employees during the coronavirus pandemic.

August 03, 2020
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  • Nicole Sadek ,
  • Eric Fan ,
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