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Georgia General Assembly begins 2026 legislative session

The Georgia General Assembly begins the 2026 legislative session

The Georgia General Assembly gaveled in the first day of its 40-day legislative session Monday. See some of the highlights.

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Inmate set for release this week among 3 dead in Georgia prison fight

Jimmy Trammell, Teddy Jackson and Ahmod Hatcher died after a fight broke out at Washington State Prison, an incident officials said also left about a dozen injured.

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Atlanta-based Global Payments

Georgia is a payments giant. A blockbuster deal in that world is complete.

One of Georgia’s largest homegrown fintech companies has a new corporate owner as the result of a $13.5B acquisition.

Crime & Public Safety
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Inmate set for release this week among 3 dead in Georgia prison fight

Jimmy Trammell, Teddy Jackson and Ahmod Hatcher died after a fight broke out at Washington State Prison, an incident officials said also left about a dozen injured.

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3 injured in shooting at East Point MARTA station

Two men and one woman men were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after the gunfire, which police responded to at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

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Man arrested after deadly shooting at Gwinnett home, police say

Gwinnett County police have classified the shooting early Sunday morning near Snellville as a homicide.

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