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Britt: American people need answers about FEMA politicization of aid

November 10, 2024 Community News

A U.S. senator from Alabama wants accountability following reports that a Federal Emergency Management Agency supervisor instructed relief workers to avoid houses with signs for former President Donald Trump.

Trump announces 60th Presidential Inaugural Committee

November 10, 2024 Community News

President-elect Donald J. Trump announced the formation of Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc., a 501(c)(4) organization to plan inaugural events.

Carr: State’s settlement with Kroger secures $55 million for opioid treatment, recovery efforts

November 7, 2024 Community News

The state of Georgia and its participating local governments will receive more than $55 million to expand access to opioid treatment, prevention, and recovery services as part of a recently finalized settlement agreement with Kroger, Attorney General Chris Carr said.

Trump wins Georgia four years after close defeat

November 6, 2024 Community News

Former President Donald Trump won Georgia’s Tuesday presidential election, picking up the Peach State’s 16 electoral college votes in the 2024 presidential election.

Georgia Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit over state’s statute criminalizing conduct likely to disrupt the legislative business

November 4, 2024 Community News

The Supreme Court of Georgia has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s statute criminalizing conduct likely to disrupt the Georgia General Assembly’s official business.

Georgia Supreme Court vacates decision in Meriwether County produce farms case

November 3, 2024 Community News

The Supreme Court of Georgia has vacated a decision by the Court of Appeals that arose from a trial in which punitive damages were awarded in a dispute between Meriwether County produce farms.

Feds: Georgia CPA sentenced in syndicated conservation easement tax scheme

November 3, 2024 Community News

A Georgia accountant was sentenced to 28 months in prison for his role in promoting and selling abusive syndicated conservation easement tax shelters.

Judge rules Cobb County must overnight mail delayed absentee ballots

November 1, 2024 Community News

A Cobb County judge has ordered county election officials to overnight mail delayed absentee ballots and include the express return.

Feds to monitor voting procedures in some metro Atlanta counties

November 1, 2024 Community News

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia and the Department of Justice plan to monitor voting rights in Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties for the November 5, 2024, general election.

Alabama man sentenced for threatening Fulton County sheriff, district attorney

October 30, 2024 Community News

U.S. District Judge U.S. District Judge J. P. Boulee sentenced an Alabama man to one year and nine months in prison after he pleaded guilty in July to one count of transmitting interstate threats.