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Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants after student's killing

Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation

Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants after student's killing
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Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate

Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments

Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate
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Georgia drivers could refuse to sign traffic tickets and not be arrested under bill

Georgia lawmakers are seeking to change state law to say that officers don’t have to arrest people who refuse to sign traffic tickets

Georgia drivers could refuse to sign traffic tickets and not be arrested under bill
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Second new Georgia reactor begins splitting atoms in key step to making electricity

A nuclear power plant in Georgia has begun splitting atoms in the second of its two new reactors, in a key step toward providing carbon-free electricity

Second new Georgia reactor begins splitting atoms in key step to making electricity
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Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sets the stage to aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is poised to offer aid to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to control illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sets the stage to aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden
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Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn't a 'witch hunt,' but Democrats doubt good faith

The Republican leading a Georgia state Senate committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says he seeks just the facts

Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn't a 'witch hunt,' but Democrats doubt good faith
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In possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join unions

Georgia's ruling Republicans are moving to make it harder for workers at companies that get economic incentives to join labor unions, in what could be a test of current federal law

In possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join unions
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Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits

Top Georgia lawmakers say moviemakers should be required to do more than just show a peach at the end of the credits to get the top benefit from Georgia’s lucrative film tax credit

Georgia legislators want filmmakers to do more than show a peach to earn state tax credits
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Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed

Georgia Power Co. says vibrations found in a cooling system of its second new nuclear reactor will delay when the unit begins generating power

Vibrations in cooling system mean new Georgia nuclear reactor will again be delayed
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Georgia governor signs bill that would define antisemitism in state law

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law defining antisemitism in state law

Georgia governor signs bill that would define antisemitism in state law
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Georgia Senate passes a panel with subpoena power to investigate District Attorney Fani Willis

Georgia’s state Senate is creating a special committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis

Georgia Senate passes a panel with subpoena power to investigate District Attorney Fani Willis
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Georgia Senate passes bill to define antisemitism despite free-speech concerns of opponents

A bill to define antisemitism in Georgia law has passed the state Senate

Georgia Senate passes bill to define antisemitism despite free-speech concerns of opponents
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After stalling in 2023, a bill to define antisemitism in state law is advancing in Georgia

A bill to define antisemitism in Georgia law stalled in 2023 over how the measure should be worded

After stalling in 2023, a bill to define antisemitism in state law is advancing in Georgia
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Lawsuit limits and antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on in 2024

Georgia’s General Assembly has begun its 2024 regular session

Lawsuit limits and antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on in 2024
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There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle

Long-held Republican opposition to broader health care coverage may be softening in Georgia and Mississippi

There's a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage in Georgia, but also a good chance of a fizzle
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Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP

A federal judge is accepting new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts drawn by Republican lawmakers

Federal judge accepts redrawn Georgia congressional and legislative districts that will favor GOP
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Regulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power's new nuclear reactors

Regulators have unanimously approved an additional 6% rate increase to pay for remaining costs at Georgia Power Co.’s Plant Vogtle

Regulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power's new nuclear reactors
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Lawyers for Atlanta ask federal appeals court to kill 'Stop Cop City' petition seeking referendum

Lawyers for the city of Atlanta are asking an appeals court to overturn a ruling that let nonresidents collect signatures in the “Stop Cop City” effort to force a referendum on a police and fire training center

Lawyers for Atlanta ask federal appeals court to kill 'Stop Cop City' petition seeking referendum
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New GOP-favored Georgia congressional map nears passage as the end looms for redistricting session

A Georgia special session to redraw congressional and legislative voting district maps is likely to end Thursday

New GOP-favored Georgia congressional map nears passage as the end looms for redistricting session
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In GOP's proposed Georgia congressional map, a key question is which voters are legally protected

Georgia Republicans are advancing a proposed congressional map that maintains their party's 9-5 majority in the state's congressional delegation

In GOP's proposed Georgia congressional map, a key question is which voters are legally protected
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Eminent domain case involving Georgia railroad could have widespread property law implications

A hearing has begun to help determine whether a Georgia railroad can legally condemn property to build a rail line

Eminent domain case involving Georgia railroad could have widespread property law implications
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Georgia says it will appeal a judge's redistricting decision but won't seek to pause ruling for now

Georgia says it will appeal a judge’s order to redraw some congressional and state legislative districts, but that it won’t fight in court to pause the order for now

Georgia says it will appeal a judge's redistricting decision but won't seek to pause ruling for now
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Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden's election win in Georgia

A December 2020 meeting of Republican electors in Georgia is a central part of the case against Donald Trump and 18 other people accused of conspiring to overturn Joe Biden's 2020 electoral win in the state

Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden's election win in Georgia
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Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports

A South Korean company has begun production at a huge solar panel factory in Georgia

Major solar panel plant opens in US amid backdrop of industry worries about low-priced Asian imports
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Atlanta police chief fires officer after traffic stop led to Black deacon’s death

Atlanta’s police chief has fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man’s death

Atlanta police chief fires officer after traffic stop led to Black deacon’s death

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