The president’s legal team came to a Georgia State Senate hearing Thursday to share allegations of fraud and misconduct within Georgia’s election. Most of the claims were false, misleading or lacking actual evidence. During the nearly 7-hour meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee chaired by outgoing State Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick), lawmakers were repeatedly told that Georgia’s election, in […]
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Here’s how Bibb County is responding to string of violent crimes
Macon-Bibb officials pledged to hold criminals accountable and are condemning a recent string of violence that has rocked the city of Macon over Thanksgiving weekend. Mayor-elect Lester Miller and several Commissioners and Commissioners-elect issued a statement denouncing the violence and calling on law enforcement to take any and all actions necessary to conduct the investigation […]
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Kwanza Hall sworn in for 31-day Congressional term
WASHINGTON — For just 31 days, Democrat Kwanza Hall will be a federal legislator representing Georgia’s 5th Congressional District. It’s a brief tenure, though not the shortest in congressional history (two lawmakers served just one day, due to a lengthy delay in resolving contested election results). And it will be a stint that follows a lengthy one […]
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The Sunrise Report: Giuliani comes to Georgia
We made it to another Friday, folks. Here’s what’s going on. Yesterday’s News: Rudy Giuliani was in Georgia yesterday to talk to a state senate panel about voter fraud. Giuliani and his team urged the legislators to override the Nov. 3 vote and instead send a slate of electors to the Electoral College to vote […]
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Giuliani asks Georgia legislature to override voters
Georgia lawmakers aired claims of 2020 election fraud Thursday afternoon at a hearing that featured President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani. The former New York City mayor’s appearance came after state senators fielded testimony at a separate hearing Thursday morning from a top state election official who stressed no evidence has been found of […]
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Georgia elections chief to Florida man: Don’t move here to vote
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is investigating allegations that a lawyer in Florida said he was moving to Georgia to vote in the Jan. 5 Senate runoff election and urged others to do the same. “Make no mistake, individuals who attempt to undermine the integrity of Georgia’s elections will be investigated and prosecuted to […]
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57-year-old Georgia man charged with sexual exploitation of children
A 57-year-old Hart County man was charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children after law enforcement officials say they found child pornography during a narcotics investigation. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, Loyd Lewis was charged with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children (Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material) by the GBI. While being investigated for narcotics […]
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Arrest made in 2002 slaying of Georgia family
The News: The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has made an arrest in the 2020 slaying of a family in Turner County. The Arrest: On Wednesday, 47-year-old Jason Michael Walker, of Pulaski County was arrested and charged with Murder for the deaths of Thomas Wideman, Deborah Wideman, and Melissa Wideman. Walker is also charged with Feticide […]