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Rosalynn Carter honored by family, friends, first ladies and presidents, including husband Jimmy
ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter was remembered Tuesday as a former U.S. first lady who leveraged her fierce intellect and political power to put her deep Christian faith into action by always helping others, especially those who needed it most. A gathering of first ladies and...
Georgia’s state taxes at fuel pumps to resume as Brian Kemp's tax break ends, at least for now
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia drivers are likely to begin paying higher prices for gasoline and diesel as state motor fuel taxes return on Thursday. Gov. Brian Kemp's rollback of the state taxes of 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per gallon of diesel ends at 11:59 p.m....
Georgia governor names first woman as chief of staff as current officeholder exits for Georgia Power
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday named the first woman chief of staff as the current officeholder prepares to leave to work for Georgia Power Co. Kemp said Lauren Curry will take over the post on Jan. 15, when Trey Kilpatrick departs. The Republican...
Atlanta to host 2025 MLB All-Star Game after losing 2021 game over objections to voting law
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will play its 2025 All-Star Game in Atlanta, four years after moving the event from Truist Park to Denver’s Coors Field over objections to changes in Georgia’s voting rights laws. Atlanta was awarded the 2021 All-Star Game in May...
Georgia’s state taxes at fuel pumps suspended until Nov. 29, when lawmakers start special session
ATLANTA (AP) — People in Georgia will keep paying no state taxes on gasoline and diesel, at least until state lawmakers start a special legislative session. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday extended the fuel tax rollback of 31.2 cents per gallon of gasoline and 35 cents per...
Georgia education chief Richard Woods calls for a $3,000 raise for teachers
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia state School Superintendent Richard Woods is calling on Gov. Brian Kemp and lawmakers to give teachers a $3,000 raise next year. Woods, a Republican elected statewide, made the proposal Thursday in an opinion column that he co-authored with 2024 Georgia...
Judges say Georgia's child welfare leader asked them to illegally detain children in juvenile jails
ATLANTA (AP) — Two Georgia juvenile court judges on Monday told U.S. Sen Jon Ossoff that the head of the state's child welfare agency asked judges to violate state law by keeping some children inappropriately locked in juvenile detention centers. The judges said during a hearing in...
The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — As she accepted an endorsement from a group called Veterans for Trump, Stacy Skinner spoke about how she got into politics because Democrats “were starting to infiltrate on the local level.” Former President Donald Trump and other national Republicans...
Judge says Georgia's congressional and legislative districts are discriminatory and must be redrawn
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia's congressional, state Senate and state House districts were drawn in a racially discriminatory manner, ordering the state to draw an additional Black-majority congressional district. U.S. District Judge Steve...
The 19 people accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia to keep Trump in power
ATLANTA (AP) — Four of the 18 people charged alongside former President Donald Trump with participating in an illegal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia have now negotiated deals with prosecutors, pleading guilty to reduced charges in exchange for their...
