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WEBSep 20, 2024 · Harris touts need for reproductive freedom in Atlanta. by Dave Williams | Sep 20, 2024. ATLANTA - Vice President Kamala Harris Friday put the blame for the deaths of two Georgia women after doctors delayed abortion care squarely on former President Donald Trump. At a mid-afternoon rally in Atlanta, …
Georgia lands $1.3 billion to expand broadband
WEB15 hours ago · The money is part of a federal investment of more than $2.9 billion to deploy broadband infrastructure in Georgia, South Carolina, Minnesota, and Iowa. The funding will come through the bipartisan infrastructure spending bill Congress passed in 2021.
Georgia Supreme Court disqualifies West, De la Cruz from …
WEB16 hours ago · That’s the result of a Georgia Supreme Court ruling Wednesday disqualifying West and De la Cruz. The expedited decision, which came just one day after the justices heard oral arguments in the case, upheld two lower court decisions declaring that electors for the two candidates filed improper nominating petitions on behalf of their candidates.
Fast-moving Helene bearing down on Georgia
WEB12 hours ago · Forecasters expect Helene to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast Thursday night as a Category 3 hurricane before moving into Georgia with hurricane-force winds of 80 to 100 miles per hour as far north as Macon. “This is a significant rainfall and wind event across the state,” …
Georgia abortion ban comes under fire at Senate hearing
WEBSep 16, 2024 · That’s all the doctor could do under Georgia’s restrictive abortion law that essentially bans the procedure after six weeks, Mackenzie Kulik testified during a field hearing of the Senate Human Rights Subcommittee at the Fulton County Government Center chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga. “Instead of giving me …
Carr: Kemp can’t be forced to hold hearing on State Election Board
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Gov. Brian Kemp asked for the legal opinion late last month after Georgia Democrats called on the Republican governor to remove three GOP members of the State Election Board for approving changes to state election laws they said could disrupt the November elections. The five-member board adopted a …
Legislators hear pros, cons of semesters vs. quarters in university ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 · ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers heard the pros and cons Tuesday of the University System of Georgia’s current semester system compared to the quarter system the state’s public colleges and universities used until 1999. The university system made the switch from quarters to semesters primarily to align Georgia schools with most universities ...
Expected surge in Medicaid enrollment behind state spending …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · ATLANTA – The Georgia Board of Community Health approved a $5.7 billion budget request for fiscal 2026 Thursday for the agency that runs the state’s Medicaid program. That represents a $347 million increase over the Department of Community Health’s (DCH) current spending plan, which took …
Local election officials calling on state board to pause future rules ...
WEBAug 21, 2024 · ATLANTA – Local election officials across Georgia urged the State Election Board Wednesday to stop changing election rules so close to the November election. Members of the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials are worried that significant changes to the rules such as those the Republican-controlled board has ...
Environmental groups seeking delay in Georgia Power turbines …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · ATLANTA – Lawyers for environmental groups made a final plea to Georgia energy regulators Thursday to delay Georgia Power’s plan to build three new “dual-fuel” turbines at Plant Yates near Newnan. The Atlanta-based utility is seeking certification from the state Public Service Commission to build the new turbines, which would run mostly ...
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