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In Walnut Grove, mayor says all-female council tries to channel Thatcher
Women are still outnumbered when it comes to elected office in Georgia. Walnut Grove, population 1,700, is a rarity: The mayor and city council members are all female.
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Georgia secretary of state asks feds to drop lawsuit over 2021 voting law
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger asked new U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to withdraw a federal lawsuit over the state's 2021 voting law.
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Trump signs order banning trans athletes in women’s sports as Georgia debates state limits
President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women athletes from women's sports.
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Georgia parties have differing ideas in response to Apalachee shooting
Lawmakers back laws to make school districts share more information about students but more splits have emerged as talks go deeper.
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Georgia’s massive $16.5 billion budget reserve dwarfs that of neighboring states
Gov. Brian Kemp credits Georgia's healthy budget surplus to conservative budgeting and balanced spending, but the state isn't alone in having a large cash reserve.
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LGBTQ event at Federal Reserve Bank seeks new home after Trump DEI order
Organizers of an LGBTQ business event that was supposed to be hosted at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta are searching for a new venue after Trump DEI order.
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Georgia House budget boosts funding for Hurricane Helene relief
The Georgia House of Representatives Wednesday unveiled an amended 2025 budget that boosts Hurricane Helene relief and reshuffles spending in the state’s troubled prisons.
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Georgia Republicans renew push for closed primary elections
Anyone can vote in Georgia's party primary elections. Republicans want to change that, arguing people outside of their party shouldn't help pick their nominees.
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Patricia Murphy: One politician almost never says ‘reform,’ and he’s changing everything
We’ve learned Donald Trump isn’t in office to change the system. He’s there, by his own description, to destroy it.
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Former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins confirmed as Veterans Affairs secretary
Former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Veterans Affairs secretary.