State & National News

Amid LA protests, senators raise questions about safety at Olympics, World Cup

WASHINGTON ( States Newsroom ) — Members of a Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee panel Tuesday probed witnesses about how the federal government ...

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Georgia GOP’s attempt to block Brad Raffensperger from running as a Republican may go nowhere

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican Party says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger should not be able to run under the party’s banner anymore, ...

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Votes trickle in for low-turnout Georgia Public Service Commission primaries

( Georgia Recorder ) — Cobb County voter Barry Paulk stopped by the West Cobb Regional Library Tuesday afternoon to pick up a copy ...

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Chinese hackers and user lapses turn smartphones into a ‘mobile security crisis’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who ...

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Gov. Kemp to lead Georgia trade mission to Canada amid tariff tensions

Gov. Kemp will lead a three-day trade mission to Canada next week amid an atmosphere of uncertainty prompted by a series of tariffs President ...

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Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court handed the Trump administration two victories Friday in cases involving the Department of Government Efficiency, including giving it ...

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Social media giants ask judge to block Georgia age verification law

( Georgia Recorder ) — A federal judge heard arguments this week on a Georgia law aimed at restricting social media use for minors ...

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Georgia Public Service Commission races focus on high power bills

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Public Service Commission gets a rare turn at the top of the ballot in 2025, a chance to focus public ...

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Immigration surge cost state, local governments $9 billion in 2023, nonpartisan CBO says

WASHINGTON ( States Newsroom ) — The unprecedented increase in immigration starting in 2021 brought extra revenue to states and local governments, but the ...

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Trump tariffs would lower deficit but slow U.S. economic growth, nonpartisan CBO finds

WASHINGTON ( States Newsroom ) — President Donald Trump’s tariffs would decrease the deficit over the next decade but overall shrink the U.S. economy ...

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