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Georgia U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson Leads Supreme Court Expansion Proposal
The Atlanta Democrat joined House Judiciary Committee Chairman Nadler and other congressional Democrats in the push to balance the court.
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Use Of The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Shot To Remain Paused
The decision centers on reports of blood-clotting in at least six women, the report indicates.
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Golden Ray To Weather Third Hurricane Season Since St. Simons Shipwreck
It's nearly a year after the U.S. Coast Guard and other members of the salvage team expected to complete the removal.
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U.S. Gun Violence An ‘International Embarrassment,' Biden Says
Georgia Democrat Rep. Lucy McBath spoke at the Rose Garden, calling the current gun violence "unacceptable" and "unconscionable."
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Feds Propose Protection For Hefty Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it has proposed listing the Suwannee alligator snapping turtle as threatened under the ESA.
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Vaccine Passport Debate Grows As Georgians Leave COVID Hibernation
The White House this week dismissed chances that a federal mandate is coming to force people to carry vaccine passports.
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No, Colorado Voting Laws Aren't More Restrictive Than Georgia’s
Spurious claims from Fox News and political conservatives attempted to smear Colo., voting laws, after the baseball All-Star Game was moved.
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State's County Election Takeover In Voting Law Ripe For Abuse, Critics Say
New powers given to the State Election Board could be "misused" to try to influence the outcome of close elections, the report states.
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The Next Big Political Battle In Georgia: Redistricting
In the coming months, state lawmakers will begin redrawing the lines of Georgia's legislative and congressional districts.
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Georgia Schools Turn To ‘Camp-Like' Summer School To Stem Learning Loss
“Essentially, she was saying he wasn't the most behind kid in his class, but he was definitely struggling and falling behind" -- Rachel Moss
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Decision To Move All-Star Game From Atlanta Is Met With Scorn, Disappointment
The league's decision to no longer hold the game in Cobb County on July 13 received a mixed reaction from the state’s elected officials.
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Lawmakers Embrace Pecans, Skip Sports Bets In 2021's Masked Session
Even as the law-making continued under the Gold Dome this week, the struggle to define the sweeping election bill was already playing out.
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Ga. Lawmakers Take 11th-Hour Aim At Delta After CEO's Voting Law Broadside
“I need to make it crystal clear that the final bill is unacceptable and does not match Delta's values,” wrote CEO Ed Bastian.
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Police Funding Bill Passes As Other Contentious Criminal Justice Bills Falter
The ceremonial tattered papers flew shortly after midnight, and legislators had backed the bill -- police budget cuts will be limited.
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Will GOP's State Election Security Push Deliver Tennessee’s Low Turnout Rates?
The policy debate over voting rights and election integrity has exploded in state houses across the country.
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Raffensperger Laments Lost Authority In New Voting Law, Third Group Files Suit
Several federal lawsuits seek to overturn the new voter suppression laws in Georgia which bring the state back to the Jim Crow Era.
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Georgia Senate Votes To Loosen Gun Access, Limit Governor In Emergency
Republican Sen. Hatchett said it is about "protecting Second Amendment rights," at the blatant expense of public safety, the report says.
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Georgia House OKs Bill To Give Farms Room To Spread Sludge, Ignore Redolence
But some GOP lawmakers say an oversight got through during the frenzied end of last summer's mid-pandemic session.
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The Care And Feeding Of The Republican Base
Republicans, desperate for redemption in advance of the 2022 elections, go after Democratic senators, voting rights.
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Scott's House Ag Panel Probes USDA Discrimination Against Black Farmers
During Trump's tenure, of $26 billion earmarked in relief for farmers, only $20.8 million of that went to Black farmers, the report states.