Georgia
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Incumbent chair reelected amid strife at Catoosa County GOP event
Tensions ran high as Catoosa County Republicans elected new leaders.
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Former Mohawk official gets 7 years in fraud case
A former executive for a flooring manufacturer in Northwest Georgia has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for defrauding the company, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Girl Scouts cookies laced with metals and pesticides, lawsuit says
Girl Scouts of the USA has been hit with a lawsuit claiming its cookies are contaminated with dangerous heavy metals and pesticides, an allegation the Georgia-founded organization denies as its members sell millions of boxes of baked treats.
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Georgia House panel adopts contingency plan for end of U.S. Department of Education
A bill aimed at preparing Georgia for the potential dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education passed through a House subcommittee Wednesday with an addition from a Democratic state representative.
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No smiling matter: The lucrative business of unlicensed ATL ‘veneer techs’
Jerald Applewhite was scrolling social media, and longing for a perfect smile, when he learned it was an Atlanta company called A List Cosmetics that social media star Gia "Rollie Pollie" Mayham turned to for veneers.
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Firefighters battle multiple brush fires in Walker County
Walker County Fire Rescue crews continued to work multiple brush fires Tuesday along a 4-mile stretch from Rossville to the Chickamauga area, according to a news release from Walker County.
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Georgia’s builders and manufacturers steel themselves for tariff price hikes
For some products, it’s easy to trace their journey to store shelves.
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Catoosa County man handed maximum five-year sentence for Masonic Center fire
Kadum Harwood was sentenced to the maximum of five years in prison Thursday for setting fire to the Chattanooga Masonic Center after its board chair called him a cowardly, stalking terrorist.
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‘Trump asked for paper ballots’: Northwest Georgia senator files bill to remove electronic voting machines
A Northwest Georgia senator has filed a bill that would require the state to use hand-marked and hand-counted paper ballots in elections.
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Lawmakers hear pros, cons of Georgia bill shielding industries from PFAS suits
Supporters of a bill moving through the Georgia General Assembly argue it will shield billion-dollar industries responsible for creating thousands of jobs from costly litigation.
