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Partisan politics dominate first day of Georgia’s legislative session
1+ hour, 35+ min ago —...’s transgender community and Fulton County District Attorney Fani... ...Dolezal served as chair of the Senate Special Committee on Protecting... ...Willis because she charged President-elect Donald Trump and 18 of... ...silence, led by Republican House Speaker Jon Burns of Newington,...
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Are fantasy sports and gambling separate? In Georgia it’s tough to say
4+ hour, 32+ min ago —...gambling,” said Peter Schoenke, a board member of the Fantasy Sports... ...Major fantasy sports companies like PrizePicks and FanDuel set up... ...sports in Georgia and make the Georgia Lottery Corporation the regulating... ...While fantasy sports celebrate economic wins in Georgia, its legal...
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How to help victims of California wildfires
5+ hour, 3+ min ago —...Some disaster-trained American Red Cross volunteers from Georgia... ...Elizabeth Quintero, 28, of Marietta, was one of the first Georgia... ...provide fire safety resources to underserved communities across California...
ajc.com > news > business
How close is Atlanta to its 100% clean energy goal?
5+ hour, 4+ min ago —...of Donald Trump to the White House, propelled in part by his promise... ...Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens struck a jovial tone from the podium... ...John Kraft, a Georgia Power spokesman, said the utility is working... ...by Atlanta-based Cherry Street Energy, the company said....
ajc.com > news > health-news
Women’s health still needs to be center of collective efforts in Georgia
5+ hour, 48+ min ago —...Nanette Wenger became the chief of cardiology at Grady Memorial Hospital... ...talked about women’s health, or women’s health research, they thought... ...I ask legislators to look at the White House Initiative on Women’... ...NW: The Georgia Legislature now provides Medicaid for one year postpartum...
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Hiring search continues for new presidents at four Georgia HBCUs
6+ hour, 20+ min ago —...Rosalind “Roz” Brewer assumed day-to-day duties as Spelman’s interim... ...Black universities: Albany State and Savannah State.... ...Georgia State University last year as executive vice president for... ...Kimberly Ballard-Washington resigned from Savannah State in 2023,...
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The new state legislative session begins today
11+ hour, 20+ min ago —...Burt Jones, who presides over the state Senate, is expected to make... ...Members of the state House and state Senate will have two, 40-day... ...Both Harold Jones and Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch of Dahlonega... ...House Speaker Jon Burns leads the 180 state representatives and also...
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As women in the U.K. begin speaking out, their counterparts in the U.S. are nodding in affirmation — because medical misogyny is just as much a problem across the Atlantic, said Justina F. Avila-Rieger, a research scientist at Columbia University....
12+ hour, 20+ min ago —...Avila-Rieger, a research scientist at Columbia University.... ...“We are a bit behind the U.K.,” Avila-Rieger told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution... ...’s Center at Emory University Hospital Midtown.... ...Sejal Tamakuwala, an obstetrician and a gynecologist at Emory Women...
ajc.com > news > georgia-news
State to address Savannah’s water woes with half-billion dollar investment
12+ hour, 20+ min ago —...The water system investment has the backing House Speaker Jon Burns... ...the Savannah River via a new water intake at Georgia Power’s shuttered... ...Trip Tollison, CEO of the Savannah Economic Development Authority... ...the river” is a priority, said EPD Director Jeff Cown....
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New Georgia legislative session begins today. Here’s a look at key issues for 2025
13+ hour, 27+ min ago —...The General Assembly in 2022 left it up to the Georgia High School... ...House Speaker Jon Burns in particular wants more money to clean up... ...Jeff Graham, executive director of Georgia Equality, an organization... ...takes effect GA House Speaker Jon Burns says he’s still committed...