Today: October 06, 2024
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Georgia Republican convicted in Jan. 6 riot walks out during televised congressional primary debate

A Georgia congressional candidate convicted for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has walked out of a televised debate with a fellow Republican

Georgia Republican convicted in Jan. 6 riot walks out during televised congressional primary debate
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Atlanta mayor pledges to aid businesses harmed by water outages as he looks to upgrade system

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says he will support a plan to spend $5 million reimbursing businesses for losses during water outages in the city in recent days

Atlanta mayor pledges to aid businesses harmed by water outages as he looks to upgrade system
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Water begins to flow again in downtown Atlanta after outage that began Friday

Water pressure is returning to downtown Atlanta and nearby neighborhoods

Water begins to flow again in downtown Atlanta after outage that began Friday
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Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally, for seat on the RNC

Georgia Republicans have elected to the Republican National Committee a conservative activist who helped organize the pro-Donald Trump rally on Jan. 6, 2021

Georgia Republicans choose Amy Kremer, organizer of pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally, for seat on the RNC
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Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC

Amy Kremer is a conservative activist who helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021 rally that led to a mob storming the U.S. Capitol

Amy Kremer helped organize the pro-Trump Jan. 6 rally. Now she is seeking a Georgia seat on the RNC
Economy|News

Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break

Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing

Georgia lawmakers vowed to restrain tax breaks. But the governor's veto saved a data-center break
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Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners

Jailers in Georgia must now check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law

Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners
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Republicans seeking Georgia congressional seat debate limits on abortion and immigration

Brian Jack sought to make a debate among Republicans for an open Georgia congressional seat all about his close ties with Donald Trump, while the other contenders are ignoring Trump’s endorsement of Jack

Republicans seeking Georgia congressional seat debate limits on abortion and immigration
Business|Environment|News|Technology

A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price

The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation

A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price
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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
Crime

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Business|Environment|News|Technology

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
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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
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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
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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
Business|Entertainment|News

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|Environment|News|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

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