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Apr 17 2024
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Georgia port sets record month for auto deliveries amid Baltimore fallout
A port in Georgia set a new monthly record for its auto deliveries in March as the Baltimore Port remains closed after the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed late last month. Colonel’s Island Terminal at the Port of Brunswick rolled 77,236 auto and heavy machinery units on and off shipping vessels in March, the Georgia Port Authority announced on Wednesday. This continues an upward trend for
The HillApr 11 2024
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Georgia passes bill extending terms of Republican PSC members
Even after the court case is resolved, the bill would delay elections until 2025, 2026 and 2028 rather than hold special elections for the two PSC members whose terms already expired and one more commissioner whose term ends this year. Opponents of the measure, which is awaiting Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature or veto, say it would violate the Georgia Constitution’s requirement that PSC members
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 18 2024
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Black Georgia inmate says he was choked with a chain by jail guard while restrained
A Black inmate at a Georgia jail accused a corrections officer of choking him with a leg restraint and making a racist comment while three other officers watched, according to a lawsuit. Tremar Harris filed a federal civil lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against three corrections officers with the Appling County Sheriff’s Office. The suit says
NBC News (Online)Apr 16 2024
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For Georgia's St. Simons Island, Pennies for Preservation add up to $1 million
The St. Simons Land Trust has made cents out of fundraising – 100 million of them, to be precise. The non-profit organization recently announced that it has surpassed $1 million in its Pennies for Preservation (P4P) Program, initiated in 2017 to fund conservation-related land purchases on Georgia’s St. Simons Island. More than 50 local businesses have raised the funds through voluntary 1%
Savannah Morning NewsApr 15 2024
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Trial begins over Georgia voting law's limits on absentee request mail
A larger case contesting the voting law is still pending and won’t go to trial anytime soon. That case includes the law’s limits on drop boxes, regulations on absentee voting and a ban on handing out food and water to waiting voters. The plaintiffs in the case, two organizations that mailed a total of 9.6 million absentee ballot applications to Georgia voters in 2020, said the law limits free
Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionApr 17 2024
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Four-star Ohio prospect gives Georgia football a quarterback in its 2025 class
Georgia football has landed a quarterback for its 2025 recruiting class. Four-star rated prospect Ryan Montgomery from Findlay, Ohio, announced his commitment to the Bulldogs Wednesday afternoon. Montgomery is a rising senior who becomes the eighth commitment in Georgia’s 2025 recruiting class. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Montgomery is rated as the nation’s No. 15 quarterback and 184th overall
Athens Banner-HeraldApr 15 2024
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Three elections bills that could transform voting in Georgia awaiting governor's signature
Election legislation took center stage during the 2024 legislative session, as pivotal races for local, statewide and national offices grows ever closer in Georgia. While a bill governing the use of artificial intelligence notably failed to clear the legislature before Sine Die, several other bills have already been sent to Gov. Brian Kemp to be signed into law. Taken together, the bills could
Yahoo NewsApr 18 2024
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GloRilla Arrested on DUI Charges in Georgia as Police Say Rapper Refused to Take Breath Test
Rapper GloRilla has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence, possessing an open container in a motor vehicle and failure to obey a traffic control device. According to an incident report obtained by PEOPLE, the "Tomorrow 2" performer received the charges in the morning on April 16 in Suwanee, Georgia, where she was arrested by police after allegedly making a U-turn at a
PeopleApr 18 2024
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Georgia governor signs income tax cuts as property tax measure heads to November ballot
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians will owe less in income taxes this year and will get a chance in November to vote to cap increases in how homes are valued for property taxes. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed measures by a projected $700 million on residents and businesses. The income tax cuts are retroactive to Jan. 1. “All of these bills help keep money where it belongs — in the pockets
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