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Georgia Republican legislative leaders reject governor's call for 2028 redistricting
2+ week, 2+ day ago (525+ words) House Speaker Jon Burns sent Kemp a letter hours before a special session was set to begin Wednesday, and he announced the decision as demonstrators filled the Georgia Capitol with chants of "Black voters matter!" The decision marked a setback…...
Waymo pauses driverless car service in Atlanta and Texas ahead of potentially dangerous storms
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (141+ words) Severe thunderstorms with large hail and gusty winds were possible Friday in Texas and other parts of the Southern and Central Plains, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters warned of possible flash flooding along the Gulf Coast of Texas and…...
Habitat for Humanity is developing a new Atlanta community with help from the Carters" initiative
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (643+ words) By EMILIE MEGNIEN and GLENN GAMBOA Herrera, who works two jobs at Atlanta's airport, never imagined he would own a home at the age of 27. "It's special. It's magical," he said. In May, nearly 1, 000 volunteers with Habitat for Humanity will…...
Democrats see Georgia's failure to curb data centers as an electoral gift
3+ mon, 16+ hour ago (819+ words) Now with election season upon them, lawmakers are returning home to find local communities up in arms against the'warehouses full of computers'that power artificial intelligence. "I think they failed us, that's what I think" said Judy Mullis, an activist fighting…...
Georgia's Fulton County heads to court to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (569+ words) U. S. District Judge J. P. Boulee wrote in a scheduling order that the hearing was needed after the two sides failed to reach an agreement in court-ordered mediation. The Jan. 28 seizure from a warehouse near Atlanta targeted the elections hub in Georgia's most…...