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Her daughter was brain dead. Georgia forced the pregnancy to continue
Senate Democrats hosted a news conference marking four years since Roe v. Wade was overturned. At the event, April Newkirk shared the story of her daughter, Adriana Smith, a Georgia nurse who was declared brain dead while pregnant. Newkirk said her family was told Adriana had to remain on life support because of the pregnancy,…
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Atlanta City Council Member Kelsea Bond Says Budget Process Shut People Out
Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond voted against the city’s budget, saying lawmakers were rushed through an “undemocratic” process with limited time, vague numbers and key documents delivered the morning of the vote. Bond also blasted a budget that sends more than a third of city spending toward policing and related costs while cutting planning,…
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‘The South Deserves Better. Black People Deserve Better.’
Environmental justice advocate KeShaun Pearson, executive director of Memphis Community Against Pollution, addressed the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. He called out the billionaire tech oligarchs he says are attempting to crush the South’s future.
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Georgia Dems Clash with GOP Over What Makes Someone an Expert
Georgia Senate Democrats criticized Republicans for rejecting a rule that would require individuals advising on voting systems to hold verified credentials. The criticism follows years of election conspiracy theories, unproven fraud claims, and attempts by outside activists to influence the state’s electoral process.
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KeShaun Pearson knows the fight for climate justice doesn’t stop at state lines. That’s why he came to Georgia.
Keshaun Pearson, environmental justice advocate and Executive Director of Memphis Community Against Pollution, joined DeKalb county residents in their fight to ban data centers on Tuesday.
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ICE Paid $128M for This Warehouse. Now They’re Walking Away.
A planned ICE “megacenter” in Social Circle, Georgia, has been scrapped after community pushback. Now the question is: What happens to the $128.5 million the government already spent?
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Sen. Ossoff Used Biblical Scripture to Level a Sharp Critique Against Trump
During a recent speech at Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff delivered a passionate speech where he called out Trump and Republicans for committing acts he says go against christian values, while they “wrap themselves in the banner of righteous faith.”
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Sen. Ossoff Gives a Sermon on Character at Historic Atlanta Church
On Sunday, the pews of Atlanta’s historic Beulah Missionary Baptist Church became the backdrop for a classic Southern political tradition: a candidate connecting faith to the ballot box. Speaking to congregants, Sen. Jon Ossoff used the pulpit to launch a direct critique against Donald Trump and Rep. Mike Collins, hammering them on election denial, the…
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Do Two Primary Losses Signal Limits to Brian Kemp’s Influence?
Gov. Brian Kemp endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and former football coach Derek Dooley ahead of Tuesday’s Republican runoff elections — and both men lost. The defeats raise questions about how much sway Kemp, one of Georgia’s most popular Republicans, still holds over the state’s GOP base.
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BREAKING: Republicans Won’t Redraw Georgia’s Congressional Maps
Breaking news: Georgia House Republicans have announced they will not seek to redraw Georgia’s congressional maps.
