TORPY: Vincent Fort, Georgia’s dutiful voice of outrage, gets his due
The Atlanta City Council decided it was time to celebrate former State Sen. Vincent Fort — while he is still here — even though he may be more accustomed to getting brickbats
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Out-of-state travel for abortions increases among Georgia women
Thousands of women have left Georgia for elective or medically necessary abortions since it enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws, state data shows.
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Georgia law makes hemp more legit with age and testing requirements
Over 4,100 hemp-related businesses are now licensed in Georgia under a new state law regulating hemp products that went into effect this year.
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Georgia lawmakers want to place limits on the use of AI deepfakes
State lawmakers want to place limits on the use of artificial intelligence by protecting consumer data and restricting the use of deepfakes.
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Transgender Georgians brace for new restrictions under Donald Trump
Allies of President-elect Donald Trump at the national and state level have promised to crack down on transgender rights.
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It’s runoff election day in Georgia, with Atlanta City Council and county seats on the line
Georgia voters head to the polls one last time for runoffs Tuesday to decide seats on the Atlanta City Council, the DeKalb County Commission and more.
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Republican candidate for Georgia House seeks to overturn narrow loss
Republican challenger Tracy Wheeler is contesting her 48-vote loss to Democratic Rep. Mack Jackson for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives.
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Donald Trump’s global tariffs could add to Georgia farmers’ woes after Hurricane Helene
In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation, Georgia farmers could face another challenge: President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed sweeping tariffs.
CDC: Rate of abortions in Georgia 10th highest in the country year Roe was overturned
Georgia had the 10th highest rate of abortions performed in the country in 2022, according to federal data released Wednesday.
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Text-recognition election audit verifies voting machine count in Georgia
A new type of election audit used optical character recognition to check all 5.3 million ballots cast on Georgia voting machines. The results were nearly identical.