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The Black Menthol Debate: Power, Money, Cancer and Control

by Mesha Mainor | State RepresentativeJanuary 18, 2024January 18, 2024

Below is a statement released by Cobb County Commission Chair Lisa Cupid on Thursday about the ongoing war in Israel.

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Read Cobb County Commission Chair Lisa Cupid’s Statement on Israel

by Lisa CupidOctober 12, 2023October 12, 2023

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens issued the following letter to the Atlanta community regarding the May 3, 2023 shooting at a medical office at Northside Hospital's Midtown campus..

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Atlanta Mayor: ‘We cannot accept mass shootings as normal in our country’

by Andre Dickens | Atlanta MayorMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023

Sen. Steve Gooch serves as Majority Leader of the Senate Majority Caucus. He represents the 51st Senate District which includes Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Union and Pickens Counties and a portion of White County. He may be reached at 404.656.7872 or via email at steve.gooch@senate.ga.gov

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Georgia lawmaker Steve Gooch gives an update on the state legislature

by Sen. Steve GoochJanuary 21, 2023January 21, 2023

Today, FDR’s crowning achievement, Social Security, is endangered by Herschel Walker and his mentor, Senator Rick Scott of Florida. We, the descendants of FDR, his Vice President Henry Wallace, Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, and Commerce Secretary Harry Hopkins, feel impelled to come to its defense, and to call upon the voters of Georgia to wield their vast power to do the same in the crucial upcoming Senate runoff election.

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Opinion: FDR, Georgia and Social Security: A Relationship Worth Protecting

by Scott Wallace, Jim Roosevelt, June Hopkins and Tomlin Perkins CoggeshallDecember 2, 2022December 2, 2022

The Following is a column by Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods.

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Georgia schools chief wants to boost teachers and rely less on testing

by Richard WoodsOctober 19, 2020October 19, 2020

Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods wants parents to know that school leaders at the local and state level are united in their efforts to start the school year smoothly.

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State schools chief: ‘Safety must be at the forefront’ of starting school

by Richard WoodsJuly 21, 2020August 12, 2020

Below is a letter written by Woodstock Police Chief Calvin W. Moss addressing the death of George Floyd.

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Woodstock Police Chief: Actions of Minneapolis Police officers ‘absolutely indefensible’

by Calvin W. Moss | Woodstock Police ChiefJune 3, 2020August 12, 2020

Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams and Chief Deputy Lewis Blanchard recently weighed in on the actions of police and the increased tensions caused by the killing of George Floyd. Their message is below.

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Burke County Sheriff: ‘We must call out the bad actions of Police Officers’

by Alfonzo Williams and Lewis BlanchardJune 2, 2020August 12, 2020

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Johns Creek Mayor: Police brutality ‘will not be tolerated in our city’

by Mike BodkerJune 1, 2020August 12, 2020

Below is an article written by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp about the state of Georgia's 2019 accomplishments.

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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp looks back at 2019 accomplishments

by Brian KempJanuary 8, 2020September 24, 2023

The following is an opinion column written by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp explaining his health care reform proposals.

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Kemp explains health reform proposals for Georgia

by Brian KempNovember 20, 2019August 12, 2020

Below is a letter from Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts on why he believes it is time to make some major changes to Fulton County's government.

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Is it time to make big changes to Fulton County?

by Robb PittsNovember 2, 2019September 24, 2023

Recently, we asked the ten finalists for Georgia Teacher of the Year to share a moment when they went above and beyond to support a student. That was our exact phrasing – “above and beyond” – and we hadn’t shared the question with the teachers ahead of time.

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Georgia’s School Superintendent wants teachers to know how much he appreciates them

by Richard WoodsMay 6, 2019August 12, 2020

Garth Heutel, Georgia State University

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Tax returns waste everyone’s time – but there’s an easy solution the tax preparation industry and some lawmakers don’t like

by Garth Heutel | Georgia State UniversityApril 13, 2019August 12, 2020

Rep. Doug Collins, a republican Congressman from Gainesville, released the following statement after telecommunications provider Windstream filed for bankruptcy.

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Doug Collins vows to hold Windstream accountable despite bankruptcy filing

by Thom ChandlerMarch 3, 2019March 3, 2019

The following is a message from Georgia Governor-elect Brian Kemp.

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Kemp vows to stay humble as he takes governor’s office

by Brian KempNovember 19, 2018August 12, 2020

This week's historic vote by Gwinnett County points to a future for MARTA that many of us could not have imagined even five years ago. But at one time, decades ago, there was genuine hope that MARTA would be a system that would truly serve the full region.

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Pitts: MARTA has a future ‘many of us could not have imagined even five years ago’

by Robb PittsAugust 3, 2018September 24, 2023