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[ October 22, 2025 ] Heathrow third runway review launches, setting path to decision by end of Parliament News
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Ohio lawmaker: Springfield ‘left on its own to figure out these problems’

September 20, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

An Ohio state lawmaker said an influx of Haitian immigrants into Springfield is straining the local government and that the city “has been left on its own to figure out these problems.”

Georgia elections board requiring hand counts on election day

September 20, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The Georgia State Election Board on Friday passed a measure mandating poll workers perform hand counts on Election Day.

Georgia Secretary of State’s Office looking into apparent voter cancellation requests

September 19, 2024 Todd DeFeo

The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has blamed the United States Postal Service for a letter that some Georgia voters, including at least one in DeKalb County, received that appears to be a voter cancellation request.

Probe into Jones’ role in 2020 presidential election in Georgia closed

September 13, 2024 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

A special prosecutor who looked into Republican Lt. Governor Burt Jones’ involvement in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia said the matter is closed and changes will not be filed.

If Georgia lawmakers tackle gun laws, how might it look?

September 13, 2024 Todd DeFeo

If Georgia lawmakers move to consider gun legislation in the wake of a shooting at Barrow County’s Apalachee High School, unsurprisingly, there is a clear partisan divide on what they might consider.

A look at previous Georgia gun legislation

September 12, 2024 Todd DeFeo

In the wake of a shooting at Barrow County’s Apalachee High School, Georgia’s gun laws are again in focus, and lawmakers are likely to take some level of action when they return to session in January.

Georgians, voters in other states to cast ballots in a divided country

September 2, 2024 Todd DeFeo

In a divided country where emotions are running high, voters in Georgia and elsewhere will soon take to the polls.

Ruling: Cobb County must abide by state-drawn commission maps

August 23, 2024 Todd DeFeo

Cobb County commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday on a measure that the board’s District 2 seat “is deemed vacant” following a judge’s ruling this week.

National debt tops $35 trillion

July 29, 2024 Casey Harper | The Center Square

The U.S. national debt as of Monday officially topped $35 trillion, a grim milestone for the U.S. government and the economy as the national debt continues to soar each year.

Cooper, for the moment, brushes against long absence

July 26, 2024 The Center Square

North Carolina has been two decades without a representative on a major party’s ticket for president, and 155 years since it last had a native son in the White House.