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Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI

US Supreme Court · Atlanta

Supreme Court revives lawsuit from Atlanta family whose home was wrongly raided by the FBI

60% Center coverage: 129 sources

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Victims’ Families, Survivors of Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse

Georgia, United States · Georgia

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Victims’ Families, Survivors of Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse

62% Center coverage: 27 sources

A lawsuit was filed Wednesday on behalf of victims of the Sapelo Island gangway collapse.See the Story

Maine Democrats on Budget Committee Support Cigarette Tax Increase

Maine Democrats on Budget Committee Support Cigarette Tax Increase

86% Center coverage: 7 sources

The $1.50 cent per pack increase is part of a larger budget that’s still being negotiated.See the Story

Student Pilot Pleads Guilty to Stealing Plane From Perry Airport, Flying to Carolinas

80% Center coverage: 5 sources

Student pilot Rufus Crane flew a stolen plane from Perry-Houston County Airport to North Carolina and may face a 10-year sentence. Sentencing is set for Sept. 17, 2025.Aircraft · Perry See the Story

Georgia adoption regulations come under fire

67% Center coverage: 6 sources

ATLANTA – Recent changes in the adoptions process in Georgia are causing such extensive delays that the state is no longer considered “adoption-friendly,” several adoption lawyers said Wednesday. But the owner of an adoption agency in Coastal Georgia and a birth mother defended Georgia’s process as ensuring that Peach State adoptions are safe and legal. Before November 2023, Georgia requirements for both birth mothersAtlanta, Georgia · Atlanta See the Story

Regents confirm new leader for University of West Georgia

Coverage: 6 sources

ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia Board of Regents held a final vote Wednesday to confirm Christopher “Mike” Johnson as president of the University of West Georgia. The chief of staff for the University of Houston (UH) and the ...Atlanta, Georgia · Atlanta See the Story

Georgia measles cases on decline

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

ATLANTA – Five Georgians have come down with cases of highly contagious measles this year, State Epidemiologist Dr. Cherie Drenzek said Tuesday. That’s a slight drop from last year’s six measles cases and well below a peak of 18 cases Georgia experienced in 2019, Drenzek told members of the state Board of Public Health. She said the first three cases occurred in January to members of a family who had traveled together within the United States. NoAtlanta, Georgia · Atlanta Read Article

Georgia High Court Rejects Four New Election Rules, Upholds only One

Coverage: 5 sources

ATLANTA – The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday upheld only one of seven controversial changes to state election laws the Republican-controlled State Election Board (SEB) approved before last November’s elections. In a unanimous ruling, the justices declared four of the other changes invalid and sent the remaining two back to a lower court for further review. The lawsuit was brought by Eternal Vigilance Action, a Georgia-based advocacy group headed bPolls · Atlanta See the Story

Qcells Opening Solar Panel Recycling Business in Cartersville, Expanding Its Georgia Presence

100% Center coverage: 6 sources

ATLANTA – Leading solar panel manufacturer Qcells is expanding its footprint in Cartersville by building a recycling center, the South Korean company announced Monday. Qcells is forming a new company called EcoRecycle by Qcells to recycle up to 500,000 panels…Solar Power See the Story

Mining Project Near Okefenokee on Hold as Applicant Struggles Financially

50% Center coverage: 4 sources

ATLANTA – The Alabama-based company planning to open a titanium mine adjacent to the Okefenokee Swamp has not submitted $2.1 million in financial assurances required to get a permit from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD). Georgia law requires applicants…Mining · Atlanta See the Story

Judge Disqualifies Democrat Daniel Blackman From Georgia Public Service Commission Primary

42% Center coverage: 19 sources

ATLANTA (AP) — Votes won’t count for Democrat Daniel Blackman in the June 17 primary election for Georgia Public Service Commission after a judge ruled Tuesday that Blackman hadn’t proved that he had lived in Fulton County for the required year before the general election in November. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville issued an earlier temporary order that kept Blackman on the ballot after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger ha…Secretary of State · Fulton County See the Story

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