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Georgia governor candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms tell Rick Jackson: “Stay away from my family”
Former Atlanta Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms says Rick Jackson has been spreading false claims about her husband — and she confronted him directly over it. Bottoms said she’s prepared to debate her record and her campaign, but accused Jackson of dragging her family into misleading attacks.
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Marietta residents say City Council shut them out – then approved the data center anyway
Some Marietta residents say they signed up to speak and were told the council had “heard enough,” while the developer was given far more time to make his case. The project still moved forward, leaving opponents accusing city leaders of listening to the billionaire-backed developer over the people who live there.
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Georgia leaders worry new federal Medicaid rules could put state’s healthcare program in jeopardy
Georgia leaders are asking the Trump administration for more Medicaid money—and if they don’t get it, state officials say a major healthcare program could be in trouble. Should the state expand Medicaid, like most other states have done?
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Rep. Dr. Michelle Au says Rick Jackson is profiting off Georgians health care needs
Georgia Democratic Rep. Dr. Michelle Au issued a sharp critique of GOP gubernatorial nominee and health care company CEO Rick Jackson, accusing him of putting profits ahead of Georgians’ access to quality health care and accusing him of benefiting financially from the state’s health care system.
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Members of Congress toured an ICE facility in Georgia. What they saw horrified them
After a visit to the ICE Stewart Detention Facility in Lumpkin, Ga., this week, lawmakers expressed serious concerns over the conditions of people detained inside. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), who led one delegation, said the facility needs to be shut down. Stewart is known as the deadliest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility. Follow…
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Flock protestor: ‘They want to know what Black folks are doing. They want to know what women are doing.’
Protesters gathered outside the Signia by Hilton on Wednesday, where Atlanta-based Flock Safety was hosting its annual “Flock Forward” public safety conference. They voiced concerns over the surveillance of Atlanta residents, from the controversial “Cop City” project to what locals are now calling “Flock City.”
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Jayapal demands closure of Georgia ICE jail after seeing conditions inside
Rep. Pramila Jayapal led a five-member congressional delegation into Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center, a private ICE facility run by for-profit prison company CoreCivic and holding more than 1,900 people. After speaking with detainees — including people she says have been held for as long as two years — Jayapal pointed to reports of medical abuse,…
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Sen. Jon Ossoff calls President Trump a ‘draft-dodging crook president’
Sen. Jon Ossoff defended Sen. Mark Kelly at a joint campaign rally after the Trump administration attempted to prosecute Kelly and other lawmakers for posting a video earlier this year reminding military members not to follow illegal orders.
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Atlanta officers find 2 missing girls inside trailer after alleged kidnapping
Atlanta police body camera footage shows officers rescuing 4-year-old Zola Cooper and her 11-month-old sister, Norah, after authorities say the girls were abducted by their babysitter, 42-year-old Lakesha Brown. Officers found the sisters alive inside an unventilated trailer as temperatures outside reached about 97 degrees, then took them for medical evaluation before they were reunited…
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Ossoff: “This is a campaign for everyone who craves sanity and competence.”
During a reelection rally Sunday, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) celebrated growing Republican support for his campaign. Read more coverage of Georgia’s Senate race by subscribing to our newsletter at the link in our bio.
