By Bill Pan Georgia’s Senate has approved a bill that could allow President Donald Trump and his allies to get compensated for legal fees in the criminal case stemming from their challenge to the 2020 election results. Senate Bill 244, which passed unanimously on Thursday, would grant defendants in criminal cases the right to recover […]
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Georgia Appeals Court Disqualifies Fani Willis From Trump Election Case
By Jack Phillips A Georgia appeals court has disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her election-related criminal case against President-elect Donald Trump, although the indictment still stands. Trump and his codefendants were charged in 2023 by Willis’s office for what they alleged was a scheme to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 […]
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Georgia: Pro-EU Protesters and Police Clash for 4th Night
By Chris Summers Police in the former Soviet republic of Georgia have clashed with protesters for a fourth consecutive night after the Georgian Dream party, which won elections last month, suspended negotiations about joining the European Union for four years. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, in a standoff with her own government, has called on the […]
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Georgia Logs More Than 4 Million Votes as Early Voting Period Ends
By Ryan Morgan The Georgia secretary of state’s office recorded more than 4 million votes cast during the state’s early voting period, which concluded on Nov. 1. In all, the office logged 4,004,588 ballots cast, including 3,761,968 in-person votes and 242,620 mail-in absentee ballots. “As of Saturday morning, 92 Georgia counties have exceeded 50 percent […]
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Georgia Judge Halts Ballot Hand Count Rule for 2024 Election
By Caden Pearson A federal judge in Georgia temporarily halted a rule on Tuesday requiring election officials to hand count ballots in the 2024 elections, finding that it introduces uncertainty into the process. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that pausing the new hand count rule was appropriate, given that the election is […]
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Federal Agency Investigating Chemical Plant Fire in Georgia After Evacuations
By Jack Phillips A federal agency is investigating a Georgia chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of smoke into the air this week, prompting a shelter-in-place advisory and evacuation zone east of Atlanta. The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in a statement that it is sending a team to the BioLab plant in […]
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Trump Visits Southern Georgia With Fuel and Aid, Gets Briefed on Helene Damage
By T. J. Muscaro Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump visited Valdosta, Georgia, on Sept. 30 to assess damage caused by Hurricane Helene. Arriving with supplies organized by North Carolina-based Samaritan’s Purse, he addressed a crowd of supporters after receiving a briefing from federal, state, and local officials and meeting with business owners. […]
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Georgia Election Board Approves Rule Requiring Hand Count of Ballots
By Tom Ozimek The Georgia Election Board has approved a new rule requiring election workers to hand count ballots in the November election and confirm that the numbers match machine counts before the vote can be certified. The rule, which was first proposed in August, passed in a 3–2 vote on the morning of Sept. […]
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Georgia Judge Dismisses 2 Counts in Trump’s Criminal Case
By Sam Dorman Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has dismissed two of the counts in the criminal indictment former President Donald Trump faces in Georgia. According to McAfee, prosecutors lacked the authority to bring the charges, which related to the alleged filing of false documents in federal court. The Sept. 12 decision meant […]
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Father of Georgia School Shooter Arrested, Charged With Second-Degree Murder
By Katabella Roberts The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of shooting dead four people and wounding nine others at a Georgia high school on Sept. 4 has been arrested and is facing multiple charges, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced. Colin Gray, the 54-year-old father of the suspect, Colt Gray, has been charged with […]
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4 Dead, Suspect in Custody After Shooting at Georgia High School: Officials
By Jack Phillips The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that at least four people died and nine were injured during a shooting at the Apalachee High School in Winder on Wednesday. Authorities say that a suspect is in custody. At around 10:30 a.m., “officers from multiple law enforcement agencies and Fire/EMS personnel were dispatched […]
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RNC Suit Seeks Information About $2 Million ‘Zuckerbucks’ Grant in Georgia
By Austin Alonzo The Republican National Committee is filing suit to see if one of Georgia’s most populous counties illegally received private funding for its public election activities. On May 16, the RNC filed a one-count complaint against the DeKalb County Voter Registration and Elections Office, along with various county officials and related offices, in […]
