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McLemore plans further investment into aging sewage system after spills into Mill Creek
The developers of a luxury resort in Walker County have poured more than $5 million into upgrading an aging sewage system, an official said, and they intend to make further repairs after two spills that dumped thousands of gallons of raw sewage into Mill Creek.
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Influential Georgia evangelical group fined for ethics violations
Frontline Policy, an influential Georgia conservative lobbying group, is facing $17,500 in fines in connection with complaints over unregistered lobbying and failing to file more than $380,000 in mandatory disclosure reports.
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Whitfield County judge recuses himself after remarks about prosecutor’s disability
A Whitfield County Superior Court judge recused himself from 25 cases in which Georgia is represented by Assistant District Attorney Christina Antalis after prosecutors filed a request for the judge to recuse himself based on his comments regarding Antalis' wheelchair.
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Commissioners express desire to help protect historic Fort Oglethorpe hospital
Catoosa County Commissioners during their meeting Tuesday expressed a desire to work with preservationists of Fort Oglethorpe's Post Hospital.
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Spotted lanternflies are inching closer to Georgia crops. Here’s how experts say you can help
These invasive insects may not be a familiar sight yet, but researchers predict the spotted lanternfly population in Georgia will continue to increase in the coming years, which could spell trouble for the state's fruit crops.
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Georgia utility regulators greenlight probe into data center costs
The Georgia Public Service Commission approved an investigation into whether Georgia Power's industrial customers who are heavy energy consumers, like data centers, are shifting some costs to residential customers.
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Judge rejects Justice Department attempt to get names of 2020 election workers in Fulton County
The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
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Change to Georgia’s ballot QR code bill could steer voting in a new direction
Georgia's ballot QR code crisis is resolved for now, but a late change to an elections bill passed during last month's special session adds a new twist to the question of how future elections across the state will be run.
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The FBI is directing hundreds of analysts to its probe of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election
The FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County.
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New state law expected to increase patient access to Georgia’s medical cannabis program
A new state law that took effect Wednesday fundamentally changed Georgia's medical cannabis program.
