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Georgia is about to stop $300 weekly federal unemployment checks

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Georgia is about to join 25 other mostly Republican-led states in cutting off supplemental federal unemployment benefits before the Biden administration ends the program in September. On June 26, the…

What is Juneteenth?

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You may have heard of Juneteenth in recent years. If you have been paying attention to the news this week, you know that Juneteenth just became a federal holiday. Despite…

UGA students got a chance to see the cicadas up close

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Standing in the Chattahoochee National Forest recording the song of the Brood X periodical cicadas on her smartphone, Julia Berliner realized in that moment that the last time the insects…

Added scrutiny and stress take toll on mental health of police officers

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Every once in a while, after working long and sometimes grueling shifts, after getting yelled at and spat on and occasionally having plastic cups thrown at him, Officer Brian Vaughan…

If you see this invasive lizard in South Georgia, report it immediately

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University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is assisting the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (GDNR) in the effort to find and remove tegus from the wild in southeast Georgia, and the…

Kemp orders local school systems to ditch masks

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Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Friday prohibiting schools from requiring students or employees to wear masks. The lifting of mask requirements was among several restrictions the governor is…

Georgia says ‘no’ to vaccine passports

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Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday prohibiting state agencies, state service providers, and state properties from requiring COVID-19 vaccine passports. The order also forbids vaccine passports as a…

What you need to know about Georgia’s fight against critical race theory

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From statehouses to Congress, Republicans have launched into a fight against the teaching of “critical race theory,” which just a year ago was a niche academic term. Experts in critical…

Here’s what’s next for Stone Mountain’s Confederate carving

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The state board that oversees Stone Mountain Park voted Monday to tone down its Confederate imagery but stay in keeping with a state law prohibiting the removal of historic monuments…

Court orders another audit of Fulton County ballots

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A court ruling Friday set the stage for another review of Georgia’s election results. Henry County Superior Court Judge Brian Amero ordered Fulton County to unseal more than 145,000 absentee…

What’s next for Stone Mountain’s Confederate carving? Find out Monday

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Proposals to add historical context around the Confederate carving at Stone Mountain are set to face a vote Monday amid calls to remove the controversial monument and backlash from its…

Critical Race Theory a hot topic among top Georgia Republicans

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An approach to teaching that emphasizes the existence of systemic racism in the United States that has caught the attention of the Biden administration is coming under attack in Georgia…

Biden halts immigrant detention at Georgia jail under investigation for inmate abuse

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The Biden administration has ordered the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla and a second county jail in Massachusetts to stop housing immigrant detainees, The Washington Post reported Thursday. An…

Congress condemns Georgia spa shootings

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The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a resolution condemning the March 16 mass shooting in Atlanta and Acworth and reaffirming Congress’ commitment to combating racism and violence against the Asian…