Georgia
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Feds appear to axe plans for immigration detention megacenter in Georgia town
After months of tension between the city of Social Circle, Georgia, and the federal government, the city announced in a press release Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will abandon its plan to convert an industrial warehouse into a 10,000-bed immigration detention center in the rural community.
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Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor’s call for 2028 redistricting
Georgia’s Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday rejected Gov. Brian Kemp’s call to redraw congressional and legislative districts during a special session, citing concerns about moving too quickly after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections for minority voters.
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Georgia Republicans choose Collins for Senate and Jackson for governor, a mixed result for Trump
Georgia Republicans delivered a split decision for Donald Trump in Tuesday runoffs, opting for the president's preferred U.S. Senate candidate but rejecting his choice for governor in favor of a billionaire first-time candidate who spent freely from his personal fortune to win the nomination.
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‘Prepared for the worst’: Black lawmakers brace for losses as Georgia GOP eyes new political maps
What's supposed to be a once-a-decade event is about to happen for the third time in Georgia since 2020, and the results could shape state politics for years.
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Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff
The final days of Georgia's Republican primary campaigns have exposed internal party fault lines, produced unusual alliances and will test the party's ability to consolidate quickly to match Democrats' head start on the general election campaign.
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Cannons lost underwater during the American Revolution will soon go on display at a Georgia museum
A museum in Georgia's oldest city on Wednesday welcomed a truckload of treasures from the earliest period of U.S. history — 17 cannons that experts believe sank to the bottom of the Savannah River during the American Revolution and remained undiscovered for nearly 240 years.
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Georgia’s gas tax suspension lifts, raising prices by 33 cents per gallon
Georgia's gas tax returned Wednesday after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus, causing gas prices to rise by roughly 33 cents per gallon.
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Georgia wildlife haven forged by fire and peat nears UNESCO recognition
Blackwater swamp Okefenokee under consideration for World Heritage status
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Black midwives are suing Southern states, claiming regulations make it harder to help patients
Black midwives in the South, a region rife with racial disparities in maternal health access and maternal mortality, are leading lawsuits over state regulations that they say limit their ability to provide care.
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper files lawsuit over muddy water coming from Columbus construction site
The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper has filed a federal lawsuit against the owner and developer of an apartment complex in Columbus that alleges ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act.
