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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.
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‘Even if people don’t need Medicaid, they do need Medicaid to be expanded the state’
During a campaign stop in Marietta, Ga., Friday, Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms said expanding Medicaid in Georgia is a “common sense issue,” and detailed the ripple effects of not having Medicaid expansion on every community.
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Jackson: Not expanding Medicaid is “not as bad as anybody else thinks.”
Republicans’ refusal to expand Medicaid has left thousands of Georgians without health care coverage. The result has been devastating, including the closure of trauma centers and rural hospitals around the state. But during an interview this weekend, billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson, who has repeatedly said he opposes full Medicaid expansion, downplayed those concerns.
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Sen. Warnock condemns conditions after ICE’s Stewart detention center visit
Sen. Warnock has been pressing the Trump administration over conditions in Georgia’s detention system for months. He and Sen. Jon Ossoff have demanded answers about deaths in ICE custody and raised allegations involving medical neglect, sexual abuse, solitary confinement, poor food and barriers to legal representation at Georgia’s facilities.
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Fulton County leaders are ‘done’ with data center incentives
Fulton County just took a big step toward pushing back on tax incentives for data centers. Here’s why.
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Bottoms says voter education is starting in her own home
During a campaign stop in Marietta, Ga., Friday, Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms said she’s teaching her children the importance of voting up and down the ballot after a mishap during the primary.
