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Published 23 minutes agoState Election Board passes resolution urging voting machine software update
The State Election Board passed a resolution Monday aiming to address voter privacy concerns.
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Published 9 hours agoTennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years
One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. If carried out as scheduled Wednesday, it would be Tennessee's first execution of a woman in 200 years.
SaportaReport
Published 14 hours agoAtlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says he’s focused on implementing transit plans
The Atlanta region has had plans to expand transit for decades and decades. Now we have another opportunity to move forward with rail transit with the Atlanta City Council voting unanimously to implement light rail on the 22-mile Beltline corridor. We also have Atlanta Mayor…
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Published 16 hours agoJudge dismisses College Park councilwoman’s TPO petition against resident
A Fulton County Superior Court judge dismissed a petition for a stalking temporary protective order brought by a College Park councilwoman against a resident. During a Monday hearing, Judge Tamika Hrobowski-Houston said resident Allyson Blue’s words and actions toward College…
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Published 18 hours agoKemp suspends state gas tax for 30 days
Georgia drivers can expect to see lower prices at the gas pump soon.
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Published September 25Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map
The ruling is a defeat for Republicans seeking to give their party an edge in the midterms for control of the House. It means voters will face a different map than the one used in the primaries.
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Published September 25Senate Majority Leader John Thune campaigns for Mike Collins
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune campaigned with Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins in Atlanta this week.
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Published September 25Justices sound skeptical of Georgia agency’s decision to remove children from their home
Georgia Supreme Court justices had pointed questions this week for representatives of the Georgia Department of Human Services’ Division of Family and Children Services. A case working its way through Georgia’s highest court has to do with the government’s power to remove a child…
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Published September 24Warren demands Trump officials explain removing a ban on interference in census data
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Trump officials to explain why the Census Bureau's parent agency cut a ban on political interference from its scientific integrity policy, as NPR first reported.
City of South Fulton
Published September 23COSF Council Unanimously Approves FY27 Budget, Advancing $391.4 Million Blueprint for Next Chapter
"Let’s Build: We’re Under Construction” budget puts public safety facilities, roads, parks, and civic infrastructure into motion while holding the millage rate steady
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Published September 23Robb Pitts backs Republican Thorne, defends remarks about Democrat Goldman
Just months ago, Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts was fighting the federal seizure of the county’s 2020 election records. Now, the outgoing Democrat is endorsing Republican Fulton County Commissioner Bridget Thorne, whose role in the federal investigation became part…
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Published September 23Building a More Connected, Resilient Georgia
By Riley Blount When most of us dial 911, we rarely think about what happens after the call. We simply trust someone will answer, understand our emergency and send help as quickly as possible. Behind every 911 call is a team of highly trained professionals supported by…