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Judge blocks Georgia’s social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

Georgia Politics · Atlanta

Judge blocks Georgia’s social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

68% Center coverage: 88 sources

PSC Hears Georgia Power Freeze Plan

Atlanta, Georgia · Atlanta

PSC Hears Georgia Power Freeze Plan

50% Right coverage: 8 sources

ATLANTA — Executives representing Georgia Power and the state’s energy regulating agency Thursday defended the utility’s plan to freeze rates against accusations that the temporary pause won’t stop customer bills from increasing. ...See the Story

Grand jury indicts 10 in South Georgia gang shootout

Grand Jury · Valdosta

Grand jury indicts 10 in South Georgia gang shootout

42% Center coverage: 7 sources

ATLANTA – A grand jury in Lowndes County this week indicted 10 alleged members of a criminal gang based in Valdosta in the shooting deaths last November of two men and an assault on two Lowndes sheriff’s deputies. The 10, ...See the Story

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Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

Low coverage from Right Sources

Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp

Corinth Pharmacists Accused of Defrauding Medicare and Medicaid

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

OXFORD – Two Corinth pharmacists have been indicted federally after being accused of conspiring to defraud the government over a five-year period.Medicare · Warner Robins See the Story

Georgia election chief: review finds discrepancy within margin of error

Coverage: 2 sources

ATLANTA — A hand count of ballots in a primary election race for the Georgia Public Service Commission found a discrepancy, but Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger determined it was not a problem. The audit of results in all 159 counties for the District 2 Republican contest found one batch of 328 audited ballots had a discrepancy, but it was within an expected margin of error for a hand count, Raffensperger said Monday. There was no deviation…Brad Raffensperger · Atlanta See the Story

Audit of state program for kids produces mixed results

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

ATLANTA — A program that was intended to improve Georgia’s ranking on indicators of child “well-being” has produced mixed results, according to a state audit. Georgia lawmakers asked for an examination of the Georgia Family Connection Partnership, which received $30 million in funding in fiscal year 2024, more than a quarter of it from the state. The special examination by the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts found evidence of positive iAtlanta, Georgia · Atlanta Read Article

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, so get ready for these new ones about to take effect

Coverage: 2 sources

ATLANTA — On Tuesday, Georgians will reap what their state lawmakers sowed when a slew of new laws take effect, from divisive limits on transgender student athletes to a broadly popular guarantee to keep in vitro fertilization legal. In addition to keeping options to start life, the General Assembly gave Georgians a new way to say goodbye to loves ones when life ends. They addressed technology that is changing how we live, letting Georgians use aAtlanta, Georgia · Atlanta See the Story

Georgia Bank Robber Heading to Federal Prison

Coverage: 5 sources

ATLANTA – A Waynesboro man has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing 10 banks in southeastern Georgia. Cordell Cobb, 24, was charged in federal court with 10 counts of interference with commerce by robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. According to federal court documents, Cobb robbed banks in Bulloch, Burke, Chatham, Emanuel, Glascock, Jenkins and Ware counties at guGarda · Atlanta See the Story

Emory & Henry Placed on Probation by Accreditation Association

75% Center coverage: 4 sources

EMORY, Va. (WJHL) — Emory & Henry University announced Friday it has been placed on "Probation for Good Cause" by the Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). "Although this is not the outcome we had hoped for, we are encouraged that SACSCOC has recognized our significant recent progress in addressing our financial position and our potential to remedy the deficiencies within the sanction period," a statement from the…Education · Atlanta See the Story

Georgia senators back bid to declare Ralph David Abernathy’s church National Historic Site

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

ATLANTA – Georgia’s two U.S. senators have reintroduced legislation to declare Atlanta’s West Hunter Street Baptist Church a National Historic Site in honor of the late civil rights leader Ralph David Abernathy Sr. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both Democrats, got the bill through a Senate committee two years ago with bipartisan support, but it didn’t reach the full Senate for a vote. Abernathy, a Baptist minister, began his pastoral servJon Ossoff · Atlanta See the Story

Women Share Experiences with Abortion Ban During Georgia Senate Hearing

72% Center coverage: 7 sources

During a Senate hearing earlier this week women shared personal experiences navigating Georgia's abortion ban after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.Abortion · Atlanta See the Story

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