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News Articles: Jon Ossoff

Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks with U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland during a tour of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in September 2022.

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Ossoff urges state to block mine near Okefenokee Swamp, warning of dire environmental consequences

The Democratic U.S. senator urged Georgians to join him in submitting public comment to the state.

February 16, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Dugdown Mountain Corridor

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Ossoff goes to bat for two proposed land preservation projects in Georgia

Sen. Jon Ossoff is asking the United States Forest Service to support two fiscal 2024 Land and Water Conservation Fund projects in Georgia.

January 31, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen during Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, in Washington, D.C. U.S., June 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

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Political Rewind: Are we living up to King's dream?; Biden visits Ebenezer

Monday on Political Rewind: As we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy today, our special panel will ask if we're living his dream in the modern day. Plus we discuss President Biden's visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church. 

January 16, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
A group of visitors return to Stephen C. Foster State Park after an overnight camping trip on the Red Trail in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. Conservation groups filed suit Tuesday, Nov. 15, against a U.S. government agency challenging its decision to allow a mining project to move forward without federal permits near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge.

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Interior secretary: 'Unacceptable' to mine near famed swamp

A member of President Joe Biden's Cabinet is urging Georgia officials to deny permits for a proposed mine near the edge of the famed Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said in a letter to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that the mining project poses "unacceptable risks" to the swamp's fragile ecosystem.

December 08, 2022
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  • Associated Press
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks with reporters after inspecting the federal penitentiary in Atlanta. (Photo credit: Dave Williams)

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Ossoff sees ‘signs of improvement’ at Atlanta federal penitentiary

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA),  inspected conditions at the federal penitentiary in Atlanta on Oct. 26, 2022. The facility has drawn complaints from staff whistleblowers and inmates. 

October 27, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Chairman Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., questions Michael Carvajal, the outgoing director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as the Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations holds a hearing on charges of corruption and misconduct at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, at the Capitol in Washington, July 26, 2022.

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Senators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons.

September 28, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Sen. Jon Ossoff

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U.S. government failed to properly count deaths of people in prisons and jails, Senate report says

The Department of Justice did not properly count nearly 1,000 deaths of incarcerated people in jails and prisons, according to a bipartisan report released Tuesday by a U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee.

September 21, 2022
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  • Ariana Figueroa
Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock raised $17.2 million for his Senate reelection bid in 2022′s second quarter, while Republican challenger Herschel Walker raised $6.2 million.

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  • Politics

Warnock, Walker creep toward debating in Georgia Senate race

Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker may be getting closer to debating in the state's U.S. Senate race.

September 07, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Candidates for governor Stacey Abrams (left) and Gov. Brian Kemp address educators in June 2022 at the Georgia School Boards Association conference in Savannah.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Abrams on Fulton probe; Mexicans trafficked to Georgia; CFP returns to ATL

Friday on Political Rewind: While President Biden loses support from many Democrats, Stacey Abrams and Sen. Raphael Warnock haven't disavowed him yet. Meanwhile, Gov. Brian Kemp attacked federal spending packages he says drove inflation, but he also spent federal funds to win voters' favor. 

August 19, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock

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Georgia Democrats score legislative wins in Senate spending bill

Senate Democrats from across the country are cheering the passage of a massive spending bill that puts billions toward climate change and aims to crack down on prescription drug prices.

August 08, 2022
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  • Riley Bunch
Daniel Defense guns shown with logo outfacing.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Gun manufacturers testify; Georgians respond to abortion law; Ossoff investigates

Thursday on Political Rewind: The CEO of Daniel Defense claimed his company bore no responsibility for its use in the Uvalde shooting. Instead, he blamed an "erosion of personal responsibility." Plus, a majority of Georgians oppose the new abortion law and many say they'll vote accordingly.
 

July 28, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Terri Whitehead, the former jail administrator at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, testifies as the Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations holds a hearing on charges of corruption and misconduct at the prison, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

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  • News

Witnesses describe 'appalling' conditions at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta

Witnesses describe inoperable elevators, mold and broken air conditioning, overflowing sewers, contraband within U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta.

July 27, 2022
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  • Devon Zwald
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks during a news conference after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers is asking congressional budget writers to reject the Biden administration's plan to close a training facility for military pilots.

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  • National

Georgia lawmakers fight plan to close pilot training center

A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers is asking congressional budget writers to reject the Biden administration's plan to close a training facility for military pilots. Five Georgia congressmen led by Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock sent a letter last week asking key members of the House and Senate appropriations committees to restore $11.5 million to keep open the training center in Savannah.

May 04, 2022
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  • Associated Press
An empty courtroom in the Augusta federal courthouse

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  • Law

Ossoff introduces bill that could create federal public defender's office in southern Georgia

The Southern District of Georgia is one of just three federal court districts in the U.S. without a public defender. Sen. Jon Ossoff is seeking to change that.

March 22, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
The Okefenokee Swamp is among Georgia's wildest places. It is home to some 200 species of birds and 50 reptiles, including American alligators and snowy egrets.

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Georgia Today: State's beloved Okefenokee Swamp at the heart of plan for new titanium dioxide mine

A proposal to mine for titanium dioxide near the state's Okefenokee Swamp is attracting controversy. Alabama company Twin Pines has applied for a permit to extract minerals near the freshwater wetland and wildlife refuge — the largest blackwater wetland in North America — and residents, politicians and environmental advocates are pushing back to protect the Okefenokee.

RELATED: New bill aims to protect Okefenokee Swamp from mining

March 04, 2022
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
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