Northwest Georgia
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Seven Whitfield County massage parlors searched in prostitution, sex trafficking investigation
Investigators searched seven massage parlors in Dalton, Georgia, and Whitfield County on Tuesday morning as part of an ongoing prostitution and sex trafficking investigation, officials said.
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Democrats and Republicans find common ground in affordable housing debate: Curb corporate landlords
It's not often these days that candidates from across the political spectrum find common ground. But on the subject of how to create more affordable homes, both Democrats and Republicans running for higher office in Georgia this year can agree on one thing: It's time to address the rise of corporate-owned housing.
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Lookout Mountain City Council denies Rock City gondola amendments
In the end, the "No Gondola" movement was an unstoppable force.
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Rising healthcare costs hit Georgia’s most conservative district. But its politics are unlikely to change
Amber Bates of Cohutta, Georgia, is one of thousands of people without health insurance in the 14th Congressional District, home to about 765,000 people in the northwestern corner of the state.
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How Trump’s repeal of the greenhouse gas rule could double new emissions from Georgia
Environmental and public health groups are challenging the Trump administration's proposal to repeal greenhouse gas standards for power plants — a change that's likely to increase Georgia's emissions, according to advocates.
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Feds award $4M to clean up Chickamauga mill
Federal officials gathered in Chickamauga on Friday to announce a $4 million Environmental Protection Agency grant to clean up the former Crystal Springs textile mill, where more than 100 years of industrial activity left the soil and water contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants.
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How Georgia farms’ fame (and favor) outpace their place in the economy
Gov. Brian Kemp says it. Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper says it. Congressman Sanford Bishop has said it, as did his late colleague U.S. Rep. David Scott.
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In Savannah, Georgia’s utility regulators faced public wrath over data centers
Georgia's Public Service Commission, or PSC — the group that has final say over how the state's largest electric utility generates electricity and how much it charges customers — regularly hears from members of the public during its meetings. But because those meetings are almost always in Atlanta, many of the commenters typically come from the metro area.
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How the EPA rollback of carbon emission rules could play out in Georgia’s coal-fired power plants
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has rolled back rules restricting climate warming emissions at electrical power plants, including those in Georgia.
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Northwest Georgia nonprofit ex-employee pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $100K
A former employee of a Northwest Georgia child advocacy nonprofit pleaded guilty this week to embezzling almost $100,000 from the organization, federal prosecutors said.