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Feb 13 2024
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Georgia lawmakers consider criminalizing deepfake election interference
Georgia lawmakers are playing catch-up with bad actors using artificial intelligence and deepfakes to sway elections. Why it matters: We are heading into the first major election cycle in which artificial intelligence will be widely available to voters, governments and political campaigns — and the rules for its use in politics aren't clearly defined, Axios' Arika Herron notes. Driving the
AxiosMar 25 2024
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Republican nominee to state elections board heads to full Senate
A Maryland Republican Party nominee to the State Board of Elections will be recommended for confirmation to the full Senate despite concerns about a social media post and emails attributed to her. The Senate Executive Nominations Committee voted 12-3 Monday night to send Diane Butler, an Ellicott City resident, to the full Senate. The floor vote could come later this week. The committee held
Maryland MattersMar 19 2024
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Gwinnett officer’s push to get first responder PTSD coverage gets Georgia Senate panel hearing • Georgia Recorder
Two years into her service in Gwinnett County, police officer Ashley Wilson’s partner died in her arms after being shot in the line of duty. After winning her battle against post-traumatic stress disorder and accumulating $20,000 in medical bills, she has been fighting on a new front to help her fellow suffering officers. After three years of setbacks, new legislation passed in the state House
Georgia RecorderMar 18 2024
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Local elections in Georgia are drawing closer. Here’s who’s running in Macon
Macon-Bibb voters will have important decisions to make in this year’s election cycle. There’s a long list of public offices up for grabs, including U.S. House seats, state legislature seats, the district attorney’s seat, nine county commissioner seats and the sheriff’s seat, though some of the races are uncontested. The May 21 primaries promise to be an important step in narrowing the field.
The Telegraph (Georgia)Apr 04 2024
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Georgia judge rejects Trump bid to dismiss election interference charges on free speech grounds
A Georgia judge on Thursday denied a bid by former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the state election interference to dismiss the charges on First Amendment grounds. In a 14-page ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee said their right to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election did not protect them from the charges that District Attorney Fani
NBC News (Online)Feb 02 2024
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Georgia prosecutors in Trump election case admit affair
Two Georgia prosecutors have rejected calls to remove them from their election case against Donald Trump after acknowledging they had an affair. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said conflict of interest allegations were "salacious" were brought in "bad faith". In an affidavit, Mr Wade wrote that he and Ms Willis "developed a personal relationship" in 2022, CBS reports. Mr Trump and
BBC NewsMar 21 2024
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Efforts to expand Medicaid coverage in Georgia shot down in state Senate committee
ATLANTA - A plan by state Senate Democrats and some Republicans to fully expand Medicaid coverage in Georgia was shot down Thursday by the narrowest margin - a tie vote in a Senate committee. Sen. David Lucas, D-Macon, working with Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, brought a proposal to expand Georgia's Medicaid program through a waiver the state would seek from the federal Centers for Medicare and
Athens Banner-HeraldApr 24 2024
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Salem man found guilty of 2022 house party murder in Cornelius
A Salem man who shot and killed another man at a party in Cornelius in 2022 was found guilty Tuesday and sentenced to life in prison, Washington County prosecutors said. Cesar Y. Alvarez-Alcazar, now 20, was drunk at a house party on Feb. 6, 2022, when he got into an argument with Jose A. Rodriguez-Sanchez. Rodriguez-Sanchez suggested the two “run it outside,” according to court records, but
The OregonianMar 06 2024
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Kyrsten Sinema: Independent senator won't run for re-election
Independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has announced she will not run for re-election in November.
She decided to leave the Senate "because I choose civility, understanding, listening, working together on stuff", she said.
Ms Sinema switched from being a Democrat to an independent in 2022 but typically votes with her former party.
This sets up a straight fight
BBC NewsMar 16 2024
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Special prosecutor leaves Georgia election interference case after ruling
ATLANTA — A special prosecutor who had a romantic relationship with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis formally withdrew Friday from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump after a judge ruled he had to leave or Willis couldn’t continue to pursue the charges. Attorney Nathan Wade’s resignation allows Willis to remain on the most sprawling of four criminal cases
The Dallas Morning News