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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.
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ICE mistakenly detains U.S. citizen at Atlanta airport
ICE presence at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport has reportedly increased, with recent cases involving both immigration arrests and a mistaken detention. A Venezuelan asylum-seeker was detained by ICE while attempting to fly home, while a U.S. citizen was briefly handcuffed after agents mistook him for an immigrant with the same name and birthday. The incidents come…
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Georgia voters will see these three constitutional amendments on the November ballot
Georgia voters will decide on three constitutional amendments this November. Here’s what each could mean for Georgia voters. Let us know, which ones are you voting yes on?
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Marietta council greenlights controversial data center despite resident pushback
Marietta City Council approved a proposal to convert part of an existing self-storage property on Powers Ferry Place into an 18-megawatt data center after months of vocal opposition from residents. The project had been delayed in July as council members sought more information about issues including noise and its potential impact on nearby neighborhoods.
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Data center planned near historically Black cemetery in Hampton
A new data center is moving forward in Hampton—but its proximity to a cemetery where formerly enslaved people are buried has advocates concerned about the impact it may have on the sacred grounds. How close is too close? Let us know what you think.
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Peter Hubbard criticizes Open AI’s plan to to build $20 billion data center in Effingham County
Peter Hubbard, a candidate for the Georgia Public Service Commission representing District 3, criticized OpenAI’s plan to build a $20 billion data center in Effingham County, Georgia. The project is facing scrutiny over its potential impact on water, infrastructure and the environment. While the county says the facility will undergo extensive reviews covering traffic, power,…
