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The Georgia Department of Revenue issued new guidance Tuesday explaining how the state’s new abortion law will affect taxes.

In Georgia, you can now claim an unborn child on your taxes

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 2, 2022August 2, 2022

Music Midtown was supposed to be September 17 and 18 this year at Piedmont Park. However, this morning, event organizers announced that the beloved festival was canceled.

Music Midtown canceled, guns reportedly a factor

by Thom ChandlerAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released 10 minutes of body cam footage of the arrest of Brianna Grier, including the time period where she fell out of the car and was located by deputies.

GBI releases bodycam footage in Brianna Grier death investigation

by Thom ChandlerJuly 30, 2022July 30, 2022

The Georgia Lottery Corp. hit a historic milestone this month, as the program’s total funding of education since its inception in 1993 reached $25 billion.

Georgia lottery hits major milestone

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 28, 2022July 28, 2022

Efforts in Congress to ban the types of assault weapons used in recent mass shootings are aiming at the wrong target, the CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer said Wednesday.

A Georgia gunmaker testified before Congress. Here’s what he said

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 27, 2022July 27, 2022

In a quiet field of abandoned blueberries and shrubby brush in south Georgia, Cera Jones released hundreds of tiny parasitic wasps into the thicket and watched them fly away, following their natural instinct to search for a host to incubate their predatory progeny.

UGA researchers released parasitic wasps in South Georgia. Here’s why

by Emily Cabrera | CAES NewsJuly 26, 2022July 26, 2022

Power restored at Cobb County jail

by Thom ChandlerJuly 26, 2022July 26, 2022

Fence with barbed wire

Water leak causes lengthy power outage at Cobb County jail

by Thom ChandlerJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is investigating two unrelated inmate deaths at the DeKalb County Jail.

Two inmates were found dead at the DeKalb County Jail

by Thom ChandlerJuly 25, 2022July 25, 2022

The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld Georgia’s “heartbeat” abortion law Wednesday, finding the ban on abortions after detection of a fetal heartbeat at around six weeks is legal.

Federal court upholds Georgia’s controversial ‘heartbeat’ abortion law

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 20, 2022July 20, 2022

Georgia’s Medicaid program will now cover gender-affirming surgery as a result of a new settlement in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Georgia Medicaid now covers gender-affirming surgery

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 19, 2022July 19, 2022

Both sides in Georgia’s abortion fight have laid out new legal arguments in the wake of last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized the procedure.

The latest on the court battle over Georgia’s abortion law

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 18, 2022July 18, 2022

Gwinnett County employees are masking up once again due to an increase in COVID spread throughout the county.

Gwinnett County Employees Are Masking up Again Due to High COVID Spread

by Thom ChandlerJuly 15, 2022October 10, 2023

The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to take up a legal challenge to Georgia Power’s plan to collect $525 million from customers in coal ash pond closure costs.

In The News, Your Family

Georgia Supreme Court rejects coal ash lawsuit that could have stopped Georgia Power from passing costs on to consumers

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJuly 15, 2022July 15, 2022

horse racing

A new report says Georgia should legalize sports betting

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareJuly 14, 2022July 14, 2022

Amtrak is looking to make Atlanta a railroad hub again, but the quasi-federal agency can’t say how much it will cost to run new routes across the Peach State and the region.

Could Atlanta become a railroad hub again?

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareJuly 13, 2022September 24, 2023

The last week in Georgia has been marked by several incidents involving car crashes, heavy rains, and rescue efforts in Georgia's lakes and rivers.

The Week in Photos: Water and wrecks wreak havoc in Georgia

by Thom ChandlerJuly 11, 2022July 11, 2022

Game Wardens and local dive teams are actively searching for a missing tuber who is presumed to have drown yesterday on Lake Tobesofkee after falling from a tube.

Search continues for 31-year-old man presumed to have drowned in Lake Tobesofkee

by Thom ChandlerJuly 10, 2022July 10, 2022

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