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Gainesville man accused of Forsyth County killing arrested in New Jersey
19+ hour, 49+ min ago (167+ words) FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. " A 35-year-old Gainesville man was arrested on a murder charge in the death of a Dawsonville woman, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. Loron Spaulding was charged with malice murder by the bureau. He is accused of…...
Residents blast Roswell’s new pay-to-park policies
23+ hour, 43+ min ago (421+ words) Former Roswell Mayor Jere Wood and fellow attendees of the March 30 open-mic session gave speaker Ryan Pernice a standing ovation after addressing the mayor and City Council." A resident speaks in opposition of pay-to-park policies at the Green Street parking…...
Sandy Springs firefighters reunite child with mother
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (181+ words) Sandy Springs Fire Department Capt. K Jones walked with a lost child on April 1 before being reunited with her mother. SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. " Firefighters in Sandy Springs helped reunite a nonverbal child with her mother after finding the girl walking…...
Local law enforcement personnel join torch run for Special Olympics
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (363+ words) Local law enforcement personnel join torch run for Special Olympics'Appen Media Members of the Sandy Springs Police Department participated in the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics on March 31. DUNWOODY, Ga. " Police from Sandy Springs and Dunwoody took…...
Georgia Republicans push through last-minute income and property tax cuts
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (614+ words) ATLANTA " Georgia House and Senate Republicans with competing agendas managed to push through income and property tax cuts as the curtain closed on the 2026 Georgia legislation session after midnight Friday. The Senate did not get its elimination of income taxes....
Podcast: Candidate Profile - Kelvin King
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (136+ words) In this episode of'The Georgia Politics Podcast, we sit down with Kelvin King, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Georgia Secretary of State. King discusses what led him to enter the race and how his background in business and…...
Georgia elections bill fails, which could lead to quick switch to hand-marked ballots
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (688+ words) ATLANTA " Georgia lawmakers set up the possibility of a swift statewide conversion to paper ballots filled out by hand this year when they failed to pass a bill early Friday morning that would have gradually replaced the state's touchscreen voting…...
General Assembly passes budget that spends on early literacy and pensions
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (320+ words) ATLANTA " The youngest and oldest people in Georgia to whom the state owes a financial responsibility got something extra in the 2027 fiscal year budget that lawmakers sent to Gov. Brian Kemp Thursday night. State retirees could get a bump in…...
Georgia lawmakers approve access to contraceptives without a prescription
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (183+ words) ATLANTA " Birth control medications will be provided at pharmacies across Georgia without needing a prescription, according to a bill that won final approval from the General Assembly on Thursday. Lawmakers said the bill makes contraceptives more available to women, especially…...
Ban on child sexual abuse NDAs passes Georgia General Assembly
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (193+ words) ATLANTA " Victims of childhood sexual abuse can't be silenced by nondisclosure agreements in legal settlements, according to a bill that cleared the Georgia General Assembly on Thursday. The Senate voted unanimously to approve the bill, which is called Trey's Law…...