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Retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, who served as commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning until July 2022, told News 3:
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Renaming Fort Benning Isn’t Fiscal Conservatism: It’s Expensive, Offensive Partisanship

by Erin GreerMarch 5, 2025March 5, 2025
The following is an open letter released today by Brookhaven Mayor John Park, clarifying his views on the city's public hearings to opt out of the state's new property tax cap. Park says he does not support the measure, but that the hearings are necessary since there is only one chance to opt out. Below is his letter in full.
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Open Letter From Brookhaven Mayor About Property Tax Cap Opt-Out

by John ParkJanuary 8, 2025January 8, 2025
Mayor Andre Dickens issued the following message on gun violence in America on the evening of Friday, September 6, 2024.
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens on School Shootings: ‘It’s The Guns’

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 7, 2024September 7, 2024
Digital photograph, 2016. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division.https://www.loc.gov/item/2017645723/
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Georgia Senator John Albers Urges Unity After ‘Heinous Act’ Against Former President Trump

by Thom ChandlerJuly 14, 2024July 14, 2024
Before the recent shooting at Kennesaw State University hit the news, my nineteen-year-old daughter witnessed it firsthand. My husband and I were away in Austin when she called us, sobbing. After assuring us that she was physically okay, she told us of the nightmare that had just taken place before her.
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‘Are we safe yet?’ Georgia Lawmaker Responds to KSU Shooting

by Karen Lupton | District 83 State RepresentativeJune 10, 2024June 10, 2024
It’s no secret that some of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners recently proposed a stormwater “fee,” which is a creative way to describe what amounts to a rainfall tax. 
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Cobb County School Board Chair Attacks Proposed Stormwater Fee

by Randy ScamihornMarch 29, 2024March 29, 2024
Close-up Photo of Lighted Cigarette Stick
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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
Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker has penned his response to the death of George Floyd. The mayor is reminding residents of the "strong sense of unity" and diversity in the city and said police brutality would not be tolerated in Johns Creek.
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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

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