Georgia
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Georgia Senate Republicans push to further restrict trans women in sports
A Georgia Senate committee kicked off a new push by Republicans in the state to ban transgender women from participating in women's sports, hearing testimony on Tuesday from five former college swimmers who are suing the NCAA and Georgia Tech over a transgender woman's participation in the 2022 NCAA women's swimming championships.
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Weeks after blistering Georgia’s GOP governor, Donald Trump warms to Brian Kemp
Donald Trump is changing his tune on Georgia's Republican governor after delivering a series of blistering attacks at a rally just weeks ago.
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Regulators approve plans for new Georgia Power plants driven by rising demand
Utility regulators on Tuesday approved a plan for Georgia Power Co. to expand a power plant southwest of Atlanta.
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Catoosa County school board approves partial rollback of property tax rate
The Catoosa County school board voted Monday to partially roll back its millage rate, resulting in a property tax increase due to rising property values.
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A taxing question: Who has final say on school levy in Catoosa County?
As Catoosa County taxpayers criticize a proposed 30% increase in school taxes, some residents are telling the county commission it has the power to veto the increase — even though the county attorney has said that's not the case.
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Studio execs tell Georgia lawmakers that AI could play starring role in movie production
Georgia can be seen across the silver screen, portraying locales from "Stranger Things'" Hawkins, Indiana, to Wakanda, home of Marvel's Black Panther.
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Georgia website to take over Affordable Care Act enrollment from healthcare.gov
Hundreds of thousands of Georgians who buy their health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace website, healthcare.gov, will no longer be able to do that starting this year, and instead will be referred to a state-run website.
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Catoosa County public schools supporters, tax increase opponents pack house at school budget meeting
Catoosa County's teachers and public school supporters were the majority of the speakers at a third required school budget meeting, but many taxpayers warned the 30% proposed increase in the school portion of property tax is too much of a financial burden for some.
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State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private contractors working for governments
A state Supreme Court's decision reversing a lower court's ruling that a private contractor was exempt from the Georgia Open Records Act is being hailed as a win for open government.
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Fire sparks Georgia nuclear plant alert, but officials say no safety threat as reactors unaffected
Georgia's largest nuclear plant declared an emergency alert Tuesday after an electrical transformer caught fire.
