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Georgia could cap college course payments for high schoolers
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia high school students would face a cap on the number of college courses the state would pay for under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday. House Bill 444 passed on a 34-18 vote and now moves to the House for more debate. Gov. Brian Kemp and a number of lawmakers say the...
Dream allowing Angel McCoughtry to test WNBA free agency
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Dream two-time WNBA scoring champion Angel McCoughtry is testing free agency for the first time in her career. McCoughtry missed last season with a knee injury. She has reached an agreement with the Dream, which will not use its core designation to retain exclusive negotiating rights...
Appeals court weighs Florida law on felon voting rights
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for the electoral battleground state of Florida are asking a federal appeals court to set aside a ruling that allowed some felons to regain access to the ballot box despite owing fines and other legal debts. Florida Republicans, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, argue that only felons who...
Collins expected to try ousting new GA senator in GOP battle
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, an ardent ally of President Donald Trump and vocal opponent of his impeachment, is expected to announce he will challenge fellow Republican and newly appointed Sen. Kelly Loeffler for her seat this year, a Republican official said Monday. The decision by the...
Lawyers ask parole board to spare condemned man's life
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man convicted of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend shouldn't be executed, his lawyers argue, citing the additional pain it will cause his children, evidence of brain damage not heard by the jury that sentenced him to die and his model behavior in prison. Donnie Cleveland Lance,...
Fire chief: Boy killed, teen burned in Georgia house fire
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has died and his teenage sister was badly burned in a house fire in Georgia. The fire broke out Sunday morning in Butts County, near Indian Springs State Park, news outlets reported. The boy was pronounced dead shortly after the fire and the girl was airlifted to...
Young scores 45 on emotional night, leads Hawks past Wizards
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had to compose himself a couple of times when asked about the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna. It wasn't easy for Young, who was mentored by Bryant and had a special relationship with the former NBA star's 13-year-old girl, nicknamed Gigi. “One of the last...
Progressive mayor Ted Terry exits Georgia US Senate race
A young, progressive mayor of an Atlanta-area city on Sunday dropped out of the Democratic race to challenge Republican Sen. David Perdue in a contest that could dictate the fate of the Senate in 2020. Ted Terry told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he struggled to raise enough money to compete in the...
Georgia inmate who came close to execution in 2017 dies
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia death row inmate whose planned execution was halted in September 2017 by the U.S. Supreme Court after his lawyers argued his death sentence was tainted by a juror's racial bias has died, according to the state Department of Corrections. Keith “Bo” Tharpe, 61, died of...
Kemp proposes $900M borrowing plan as part of Georgia budget
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is proposing that Georgia borrow nearly $900 million for construction projects and equipment next year, an amount likely to rise before lawmakers get done with the state budget. Key projects in the Republican governor's plan include $70 million to expand the state-owned...
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