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Georgians will owe less in income taxes this year and will get a chance in November to vote to cap increases in how homes are valued for property taxes.
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Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is co-sponsoring a bill designed to crack down on contraband in the nation’s federal prisons.
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On Wednesday, CK Capital announced a redevelopment in downtown Watkinsville to create residential, commercial, and office space, called “15 South.”
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In a bid to bolster sustainability efforts, Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department and the University of Georgia’s New Materials Institute have launched a compost pilot program, marking a significant stride in waste management.
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Andre Carthens is charged with murder and aggravated assault. A co-defendant, Antion Parks, entered a similar plea in March.
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When actor George Takei was 4 years old, he was labeled an "enemy" by the U.S. government and sent to a string of incarceration camps. His new children's book about that time is My Lost Freedom.
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The man took out pamphlets espousing conspiracy theories, tossed them around, then doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse Friday, officials and witnesses said.
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The legislation would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA. It now goes to President Biden's desk to become law.
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USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking.
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