Georgia prisons chief tells state lawmakers drones are smuggling …
Aug 29, 2024 · The Georgia Department of Corrections continues to struggle with an onslaught of drones that are being used to deliver contraband, such as drugs, cell phones, and potentially even the firearm used by an inmate of Smith State Prison to kill a food service worker in June.
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Judge rules True the Vote’s 2020 mass voter challenges don’t …
Jan 2, 2024 · A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas group’s campaign to challenge the eligibility of hundreds of thousands of Georgia voters in the nationally watched U.S. Senate runoffs did not violate the Voting Rights Act. District Court Judge Steve C. Jones concluded that Fair Fight Action did not show that True the Vote’s actions leading […]
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BY: Jill Nolin - October 10, 2024. A federal judge has rejected an attempt by voting rights groups in Georgia to extend the state’s deadline to register to vote because of Hurricane Helene. Judge Eleanor L. Ross with the Atlanta-based Northern District of Georgia ruled from the bench Thursday afternoon after concluding that the groups were ...
Georgia Senate panel advances bill to legalize online sports betting
Jan 30, 2024 · A bill aimed at legalizing sports betting in Georgia was approved 8-2 by a state Senate committee on Tuesday. The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism voted Tuesday in support of Senate Bill 386, which would legalize sports gambling, and has been endorsed by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, Atlanta’s major professional sports franchises and the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
Jimmy Carter’s grandson says he believes ailing former president ...
May 14, 2024 · Jimmy Carter, who at 99 years old is the longest lived president, has been in hospice care since early 2023. Rosalynn Carter, his wife of 77 years, died in November. Jason Carter said he believes his grandfather is nearing the end. “There’s a part of this faith journey that is so important to him, and there’s a part of that faith journey ...
Solar power interests spotlight potential Georgia growth of clean ...
Aug 14, 2024 · Several solar industry insiders made a pitch to a Georgia House committee on Wednesday for the economic and environmental benefits of establishing a community solar program that allows Georgia Power customers to purchase electricity from …
Georgia election board sets July 30 online meeting after state …
Jul 27, 2024 · The Georgia State Election Board will meet for the first time since several conservative board members advanced election rules at a meeting on July 12 that has come under fire for allegedly violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act.
State Supreme Court hears arguments in Georgia Power bid to …
Aug 20, 2024 · The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Aug. 20 in case over a legal battle between Georgia Power, Walton EMC and Nestle Purina over the right to choose an electricity provider at a manufacturing facility.
Fulton judge dismisses two counts against Trump in Georgia 2020 ...
Former President Donald Trump will no longer face two of the criminal charges in his 2020 presidential election interference case after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee dismissed charges Thursday connected to the false slate of Republican electors.