State & National News

Georgia Lawmakers agree to study costs of proposed changes to public employee pensions

Lawmakers in Georgia have agreed to begin a study of the costs of numerous changes to pension plans for teachers, police, and other state ...

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Georgia PSC primary election results

On Tuesday, Georgia voters wrapped up three weeks of voting in the statewide Public Service Commission primary. With all of the state’s counties reporting, ...

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Jury finds MyPillow founder defamed former employee for a leading voting equipment company

DENVER (AP) — A federal jury in Colorado on Monday found that one of the nation’s most prominent election conspiracy theorists, MyPillow founder Mike ...

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Georgia voters picking PSC nominees in primaries focused on bills

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters head to the polls Tuesday to choose party nominees for two posts on the Georgia Public Service Commission, which oversees ...

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U.S. Senate GOP wants to hike debt limit by $5 trillion in mega-bill

WASHINGTON ( States Newsroom ) — U.S. Senate Republicans unveiled Monday that they plan to raise the country’s debt limit by $5 trillion in ...

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Mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2M permit requirement

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and ...

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Suspect in shooting of Minnesota state lawmakers targeted 2 others that night, prosecutors say

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged with killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another meticulously planned the shootings and intended to inflict more carnage ...

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Military parade barrels through nation’s capital with tanks, troops and 21-gun salute

WASHINGTON (AP) — The grand military parade that President Donald Trump had been wanting for years barreled down Constitution Avenue on Saturday with tanks, ...

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Georgia leaders denounce political violence after deadly Minnesota shootings

Georgia lawmakers are joining a growing chorus of national voices condemning political violence after a deadly shooting in Minnesota claimed the lives of former ...

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Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up . Protective metal plating has been laid out ...

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