Georgia

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3:40pm Aug 02, 2022

National National Politics & Government Health & Safety

Pregnant? Georgia says that fetus counts as a dependent on your taxes

by Jaclyn Diaz

A person at least six weeks pregnant on or after July 20 through Dec. 31, 2022, can submit the fetus as a dependent on their state tax returns starting next year.
6:39pm Aug 01, 2022

National National Arts Music & Culture Politics & Government

Music Midtown pulls the plug over Georgia's gun laws, highlighting a legal gray area

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Music Midtown canceled the annual festival at Piedmont Park because of legal concerns over the organizers' ability to ban guns during the two-day event.
Alex Brandon / AP

11:01pm Jul 06, 2022

Politics & Government Politics & Government

Lindsey Graham will fight Georgia 2020 election subpoena, his lawyers say

by The Associated Press

Graham's attorneys slammed the investigation into former President Donald Trump and his allies' actions in Georgia after the 2020 election as being coordinated with the Jan. 6 committee.
Rose Scoggins/The Elberton Star / AP

9:51pm Jul 06, 2022

National National Arts Politics & Government Religion

A Georgia monument, seen by some as satanic, was damaged from a predawn explosion

by The Associated Press

The roadside attraction was built in 1980 from local granite, commissioned by an unknown person or group under the pseudonym R.C. Christian.
Tim Shaffer/Reuters

6:00am May 17, 2022

National National Education

Delaware State University to file a complaint with DOJ after bus search incident

by Jonathan Franklin

Tony Allen, Delaware State University's president, says once the complaint is officially filed, it will be made available to the campus community to read.
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12:38pm May 05, 2022

National National Politics & Government

Stacey Abrams is asking people to donate to abortion funds, not just her campaign

by Rachel Treisman

Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate pivoted her fundraising after the Supreme Court draft opinion leaked. "We can only win this fight by uniting and doing the work together," she said.
Russ Bynum / AP

4:33pm Apr 29, 2022

National National

19 cannons believed from the Revolutionary War are found in the Savannah River

by The Associated Press

The mud- and rust-encrusted guns were discovered by accident as the Georgia riverbed was being dredged. Researchers suspect they came from British ships scuttled to the river bottom in 1779.
Clay Neely / AP

2:39am Apr 10, 2022

National National

Police: 3 dead in gun range shooting; 40 weapons stolen

by The Associated Press

Police are searching for at least one armed suspect in connection with the killing of the owner of a gun range in Georgia and his wife and grandson after a robbery Friday evening.
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3:55pm Mar 31, 2022

World News World News

Georgia's South Ossetia region might vote on joining Russia

by NPR Staff

Leaders of Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia say they're planning a referendum to join the Russian Federation.
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6:01pm Mar 29, 2022

National National Politics & Government Health & Safety

As medication abortion becomes dominant, red states restrict pills

by Sarah McCammon

As access to abortion in clinics becomes limited across much of the country, many patients are turning to abortion pills. And conservative state lawmakers are taking notice.
Claire Harbage / NPR

1:48pm Mar 25, 2022

World News World News

Meet the Russians who are fleeing — not the war, but their own government

Thousands of Russians have left their country since their government began its invasion of Ukraine. Many have settled in Georgia, a country with a complicated history with its neighbor to the north.
Joe Raedle / Getty Images

3:40am Mar 25, 2022

National National Economy

California's governor is proposing $11 billion of relief from record gas prices

by Ayana Archie

Also included in the proposed package is $750 million to give Californians free rides on public transit for three months.