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Georgia, Voting Rights Act

Georgia asks federal appeals court to tighten Voting Rights Act

The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act. The state asked a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to prove minority votes have been illegally diluted.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 3h

Georgia redistricting case over Voting Rights Act weighed by appeals court

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals wrestled with the role of race in Georgia redistricting in a case over the protections of the Voting Rights Act.

WABE · 2h

Courts continue weighing Georgia's political maps, with potentially broad implications for Voting Rights Act

The long-running fight over Georgia's district lines for Congress and the state legislature could have broader implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act.

Georgia, Bird Flu

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Bird Flu in Top US Chicken State Georgia Threatens Exports

Georgia, the top US chicken-producing state, confirmed its second recent case of bird flu in a commercial poultry flock, putting exports of the meat at risk.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Bird flu outbreak in Georgia threatens US chicken exports, trade group says

An outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the U.S. state of Georgia, the nation's biggest chicken producer, is set to trigger trade restrictions from major meat importers, an industry group said on Tuesday,

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Bird flu found in Georgia commercial poultry plant, a first for nation's leading producer

Georgia is the nation's largest poultry producing state. Last week, bird flu was found for the first time in a commercial poultry plant in the state.

Courthouse News Service1h

Georgia fights to restore maps found to dilute Black voting power

The plaintiffs in the case, including Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically Black fraternity active in civil rights causes, claimed the enacted maps diminished Black voting power by failing to ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution3h

Here’s a look at Georgia’s job figures for December and what they mean

Here’s a rundown of what the jobs report shows: The unemployment rate in the state was 3.7% in December. That’s unchanged from November, when the unemployment rate ticked up from 3.6% in October.

FOX 5 Atlanta7d

Georgia State of the State : Kemp wants to again speed up income tax cuts

Gov. Brian Kemp is scheduled to deliver his State of the State address before the Georgia Assembly at 11 a.m. Thursday.

WJCL on MSN2d

Georgia Gov. Kemp declares state of emergency ahead of winter weather

On Monday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a statewide State of Emergency, effective immediately, in preparation for the ...

After Snow and Frigid Temperatures, Southern U.S. Now Faces Icy Roads

Officials warned residents across the South that the effects of a major winter storm were not over, and that driving remained ...

"A problem solver for us": Potential state investment could wane Coastal Georgia's water crunch

Savannah is slated for $146 million in grants and favorable loans from a potential $502 million investment in Gov. Brian Kemp ...

1hon MSN

All States, Including GA, Have Seen Snow In Upside-Down 2024-25 Winter

The winter of 2024-2025 has been abnormal, both because snow has fallen in Georgia and each of the other U.S. states and ...

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