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Most Georgians support immigration reform
A new poll shows that more than half of Georgians support Immigration Reform. According to Harper Polling, 61-percent of those polled support the plan, 20-percent oppose it and 19-percent are unsure. Pollsters also asked 562 people if they support or oppose a plan that would ensure undocumented immigrants living in ...
Bomb threat evacuates offices near state Capitol
State law enforcement officials have issued the “all clear” after a pair of bomb threats near the Georgia Capitol resulted in the evacuations of several state office buildings. State employees in the Judicial Building, home to the attorney general and state Supreme Court, as well as the Health building were ...
Fulton DA spent forfeiture funds on charity galas, office parties
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has used thousands of dollars from a little-known stash of public money to buy things that did not have much to do with putting crooks behind bars, but that burnished his image, let him hobnob with power brokers and even upgraded his home. During ...
Atheists allowed to donate material to GA State Parks
Visitors to Georgia's state-owned lodges and cabins may soon find more than just Bibles in their bedside tables. The national group American Atheists is planning to take up the governor's invitation to donate their own material. It was a complaint by an atheist that prompted the state to first remove ...
State Rep. Brooks indicted by federal grand jury
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr., D-Atlanta, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for allegedly misappropriating almost $1 million in charitable funds, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. The grand jury had been investigating the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials’ finances. Brooks has served as the organization’s president. The ...
New state BUI law takes effect today
As the feds call on states to lower the threshold for drunk driving, Georgia is getting tougher on those who boat under the influence. The new law, which takes effect today, lowers the blood-alcohol level for boat operators to be considered legally drunk from .10 to .08, the same as ...
IRS report details targeting of conservative groups
As the U.S. Attorney General ordered a criminal probe into how the IRS targeted more conservative groups, a newly released report detailed how one unit at the tax agency created a "Be On the Lookout" list for tea party type groups applying for tax exempt status. The Inspector General that ...
Deal defends bills on Fulton Co. government
Gov. Nathan Deal defends his decision to sign nearly a dozen bills aimed at reshaping Fulton County's government. Among them is one to prevent commissioners from raising property taxes for the next years. Deal denies he was pressured by Republicans to sign the measure citing Fulton's overspending as part ...
FBI posts photo of three from Benghazi
As the political battle over the deaths of four Americans last year in Benghazi, Libya was heating up again in Washington, D.C., the FBI on Wednesday released pictures of three men who were at the U.S. compound that was attacked on September 11, 2012, looking for clues on those responsible ...
Demonstrators march through Atlanta for immigration overhaul
More than 1,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Atlanta Wednesday morning in support of overhauling the nation’s immigration system. The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights coordinated the rally, and more than 40 other civil and immigrant rights groups were expected to attend. Demonstrators beat drums, sang and called for a ...
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