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Mayor Girtz's budget proposal increases spending by 3.7%, but some property owners could see a tax increase.
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Dozens of additional offenses will soon require cash bail in Georgia. Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday which requires cash bail for 30 additional crimes.
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Jailers in Georgia must now check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law.
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Around 25 people gathered at the Arch on Wednesday afternoon carrying signs and setting up a sound system.
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The University of Georgia ranked second in the nation for a global engagement scholarship intended for aspiring federal government workers.
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Workers are still removing pieces of the Key Bridge from Baltimore Harbor, but the fight over who will pay to replace it has already begun. Past accidents offer some clues about how it could play out.
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Federal regulators, medical experts and safe-sleep advocates have warned of the potential danger of weighted infant sleepwear, but manufacturers say their products have helped millions of families.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson met with a group of Jewish students at Columbia University who say they've experienced antisemitic speech and harassment from protesters on and off campus.
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Former combat surgeons warn it won't be easy to restore medical readiness to where it was during the last war, much less where is needs to be for the next one.
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