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JEFF AMY

JEFF AMY

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Crime|News

Georgia Senate passes a panel with subpoena power to investigate District Attorney Fani Willis

Georgia’s state Senate is creating a special committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis

Georgia Senate passes a panel with subpoena power to investigate District Attorney Fani Willis
News|Opinion|Political|US

Georgia governor signs bill that would define antisemitism in state law

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law defining antisemitism in state law

Georgia governor signs bill that would define antisemitism in state law
Business|Economy|News|Science|Technology

Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed

Georgia Power Co. says vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will delay when the unit begins generating power

Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
Business|Economy|Entertainment|US

Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits

Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia’s lucrative film tax credit

Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits
Business|Economy|News|US

In possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join unions

Georgia's ruling Republicans are moving to make it harder for workers at companies that get economic incentives to join labor unions, in what could be a test of current federal law

In possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join unions
Election|News|Political|US

Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn't a 'witch hunt,' but Democrats doubt good faith

The Republican leading a Georgia state Senate committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says he seeks just the facts

Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn't a 'witch hunt,' but Democrats doubt good faith
News|US

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sets the stage to aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is poised to offer aid to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to control illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sets the stage to aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden
Environment|News|Science|Technology|US

Second new Georgia reactor begins splitting atoms in key step to making electricity

A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, in a key step toward providing carbon-free electricity

Second new Georgia reactor begins splitting atoms in key step to making electricity
Crime|News|US

Georgia drivers could refuse to sign traffic tickets and not be arrested under bill

Georgia lawmakers are seeking to change state law to say that officers don’t have to arrest people who refuse to sign traffic tickets

Georgia drivers could refuse to sign traffic tickets and not be arrested under bill
News|Opinion|US

Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate

Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments

Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate
Crime|Education|News|US

Republicans say Georgia student's killing shows Biden's migration policies have failed

Students at two Georgia colleges are grappling with the killing of a nursing student killed in a violent act that Republicans including former President Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp blamed on the immigration policies of President Joe Biden

Republicans say Georgia student's killing shows Biden's migration policies have failed
Crime|Election|News|US

The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate

The killing of nursing student in Georgia has become an issue in the 2024 presidential campaign

The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate
Crime|News|US

Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants after student's killing

Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation

Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants after student's killing
News|Opinion|US

Georgia Republicans say religious liberty needs protection, but Democrats warn of discrimination

Georgia Republicans are voting to protect religious rights from state and local governments

Georgia Republicans say religious liberty needs protection, but Democrats warn of discrimination
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Automaker Rivian pauses construction of its $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia

Electric truck maker Rivian says it's pausing construction of a $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia

Automaker Rivian pauses construction of its $5 billion electric truck plant in Georgia
Election|News|US

Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers

A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trump’s administration have entered the district attorney’s race in Fulton County, Georgia, where the former president is being prosecuted

Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis and judge in Trump 2020 election case draw primary challengers
Election|News|US

The Biden-Trump rematch comes into view with dueling visits to Georgia

The 2024 presidential election campaign will pick up Saturday where the 2020 contest left off

The Biden-Trump rematch comes into view with dueling visits to Georgia
Business|Economy|News|US

Some Georgia workers would find it harder to become union members under a new bill

Georgia lawmakers have made it harder for workers at companies getting state economic incentives to unionize, in what could be a violation of federal law

Some Georgia workers would find it harder to become union members under a new bill
Health|US

Republican majorities block efforts to expand Medicaid in Georgia and Kansas

Republican lawmakers in Georgia and Kansas have shot down attempts by Democrats to expand Medicaid in their states

Republican majorities block efforts to expand Medicaid in Georgia and Kansas
US

Georgia lawmakers advance bills targeting immigrant-friendly policies

The Georgia Senate on Thursday pushed through bills aimed at forcing local governments to help deport immigrants instead of sheltering them

Georgia lawmakers advance bills targeting immigrant-friendly policies
Election|News|US

Georgia House approves new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest

The Georgia House of Representatives has approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state’s presidential ballot

Georgia House approves new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest
Education|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|Technology|US

Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media

Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents’ explicit permission to create social media accounts

Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media
Election|News|US

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

Georgia has seen furious battles over election laws ever since Democrat Stacey Abrams’ narrow loss to Republican Brian Kemp in the 2018 governor’s race

A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges
News|US

Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority

Three district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission to discipline and remove prosecutors

Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority
Business|News|US

U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su says workers at southern auto plants should be free to unionize without employer or political interference, even as some southern states pass new laws meant to inhibit organized labor

U.S. labor secretary says UAW win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant shows southern workers back unions

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