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Emma Auer
Producer: Athens News Matters-
The summer Olympic Games begin in Paris, France this week, and many Georgia Bulldog athletes will make the transatlantic journey to compete.
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Senator John Albers (R-Roswell) chairs the Georgia Senate Special Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
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Clarke County Election officials are turning to legal advice to figure out how to address voter challenges facilitated by a new state law. Several members of the board worried that excessive numbers of challenges would bog down their already beleaguered work force.
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Today on Athens News Matters, the importance of taking care of Ukraine’s pets orphaned by the war.
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Consumer advocates say that state lawmakers violated the Georgia constitution by extending the terms of Public Service Commission members.
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More Georgia students than ever received the HOPE Scholarship this year, which helps make post-secondary education more affordable.
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The Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections met Monday afternoon to discuss changes to the procedures that deal with voter registration challenges.
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Today on Athens News Matters, a Nashville and New Orleans-based band discusses the town below the surface of Lake Lanier that inspired their single, Oscarville.
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WUGA's Emma Auer sat down with Alan Spain and Sean Arriaga, two members of the Nashville and New Orleans band Slow Motion Riders, to discuss their 2023 single "Oscarville," based on the town's tragic history.
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The Georgia Department of Corrections, which supervises over 40,000 inmates, is currently under review by the state at the request of Governor Brian Kemp.