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1 in 3 Georgia kids can’t swim

New statewide data shows one in three Georgia children cannot swim on their own in deep water — even as nearly 90% of parents say learning to swim is important. What’s Happening: The Emory Center for Child Health Policy at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health released the findings Wednesday. Researchers surveyed about 1,000 […]

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Kennesaw State University joins Georgia Research Alliance

Kennesaw State University has been admitted as a member of the Georgia Research Alliance, a move that marks a major step forward for the university’s growing research program. The alliance supports universities by helping recruit top researchers, providing access to lab equipment and facilities, and helping move university discoveries into the marketplace. “Becoming a Georgia […]

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Election Results: Democrats head to runoff in Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent Brian Jack ran unopposed in the Republican primary for Georgia’s 3rd Congressional District, collecting all 82,442 votes cast. Democratic primary heads to runoff On the Democratic side, no candidate cleared the threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Maura Keller led the field with 31,929 votes, or about 61 percent. George Melville Johnson finished second […]

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Election Results: Trump pick takes U.S. House District 1 primary as Democrats go to runoff

James “Jim” Kingston has won the Republican primary in Georgia’s 1st Congressional District, clearing the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff. With all 15 localities reporting, Kingston took 52.49 percent of the vote — about 34,436 votes — to claim the nomination outright. His nearest competitor, Pat Farrell, finished a distant second with […]

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