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Democrats see Georgia’s failure to curb data centers as an electoral gift
1+ day, 3+ 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 lawmakers end annual session without settling conflict on voting machines
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (674+ words) By CHARLOTTE KRAMON and JEFF AMY, Associated Press/Report for America The lawmakers" failure to offer a solution after months of debate raises uncertainty about how Georgians will vote in November and leaves confusion that could end in the courts…...
Georgia’s Fulton County heads to court to seek return of 2020 ballots seized by FBI
1+ week, 1+ day 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…...
Georgia suspends fuel tax, but other states may not follow
2+ week, 1+ day ago (562+ words) Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a 60-day suspension of the state's 33-cents-per-gallon tax on gas and 37-cents-per-gallon tax on diesel. Motorists are likely to start getting relief in the coming days as the price cuts trickle through from…...
USC football rolls over Georgia Southern in another high-scoring win
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (587+ words) LOS ANGELES " Both feet left the ground. His right hand was in air. And with a quick swipe, USC receiver Ja'Kobi Lane had made the most eye-catching touchdown reception of the college football season. The one-handed catch was just one…...