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Health Agency Stalling On Requests For COVID-19 E-Mails, Critics Say
The Georgia Department of Public Health failed to answer critical e-mails from journalists and other media, according to Open Records logs.
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Defense Bill Could Erase Confederate’s Benning And Gordon Base Names
Key U.S. senators are preparing for battle with the White House over renaming military facilities that honor Confederates.
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Ga., House Hearings Begin To Consider Changes To Citizen’s Arrest Law
State lawmakers today will debate revising or repealing Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law, seeking to avoid a re-visit of Arbery's murder.
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Lawsuit Charges PSC At-Large Elections Unfair To Black Voters
A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday aims to change how commissioners who regulate Georgia public utilities are elected.
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Georgia’s Anti-Abortion Law, State Vows Appeal
A federal judge has thrown out Georgia’s controversial anti-abortion law that has never taken effect, and an appeal is imminent.
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Georgia Parents Pushed To Make Choice of In-Classroom Learning Or Online Education Soon
School districts around Georgia are announcing plans to reopen and many parents fear the possibility of "close quarters" in classrooms.
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Georgia Schools Set New Guidelines For Closings, Quarantine
A student's or teacher's positive COVID-19 test could result in a two-week closure of schools, according to education officials.
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Georgia Local Officials Try To Control Spread Of COVID-19 Virus With Mask Orders
Macon Mayor Robert Reichert, after rising hospitalizations, issued an executive order "urging and pleading with" residents to wear masks.
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U.S. Supreme Court Hands Wins To Religious Employers In Health Care, Workforce
Employers "with religious or moral concerns" would not have to comply with the mandate.
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DACA Recipients Are Essential To Georgia’s Economy
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Trump's proposal to quash the successful DACA program.
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Georgia’s Contact Tracers Could Be Swamped By State’s COVID-19 Spike
In May, state Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey announced plans to quadruple the number of contact tracers across the state.
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Ga., Legislative Debates Over Coal Ash, Air Pollution Turned Toxic At Times
Environmental issues dominated this year’s legislative session even after the COVID-19 pandemic caused a three-month disruption.
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Q And A: State House Budget Czar Calls Great Recession A Lesson For 2020 Pain
Last August, England, the Georgia lawmaker, kicked back in the office behind his Auburn home and recalled his "trial by fire."
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Georgia Parents, Teachers Face Agonizing Back-To-School Decisions
Going back to school is worrying some teachers and parents, with all we don’t know about the coronavirus and keeping children safe.
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First Amendment Rights Spark Justice And Seed Change In Georgia
Georgia’s new hate crimes law is welcome and long overdue.
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Georgia Power Customers Could Get Billed For COVID-19 Safety Costs
Georgia Power can recoup $7.7 million spent on COVID-19 safety, but drew criticism over the message it sends pinning customers with the tab.
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Bill Shielding Businesses From COVID-19 Liability Awaits The Governor
Cartersville real estate agent Darla McAfee said she’s worried taking clients on a home viewing could land her in court months later.
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Citizen’s Arrest Law, Unfinished Police Reforms Await 2021 Georgia Legislature
Georgia lawmakers returned to the Capitol in a state transformed by COVID; they often also confronted protesters seeking police reform.
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Southwest Ga., Detention Center Cases Boost Stewart County As Infection Hot Spot
The latest Georgia locale to show up on a national ‘‘hot spot’’ list for high rates of COVID-19 is Stewart County.
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Election Board Extends Absentee Ballot Rules As Vote-By-Mail Debate Lingers
The State Election Board agreed to extend emergency rules allowing local offices to continue offering drop boxes for absentee voting.
