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Collins, Ossoff trade personal insults during Georgia’s first US Senate debate
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Congressman Mike Collins came out swinging on the debate stage Thursday night, discussing topics like the economy, healthcare and data centers in between brutal insults ahead of the November election.

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Bottoms, Jackson face each other for first, and likely only, time in Georgia governor’s race
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson clashed Tuesday night over healthcare, crime, data centers and election security in what will likely be the only opportunity for voters to see the two candidates for governor side by side.

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Georgia no. 1, Tennessee third in business magazine rankings
For the 13th straight year, Area Development magazine has put Georgia atop of its 2026 list of top states for doing business. Tennessee came in at No. 3 on the list, just behind Texas.

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Proposal requiring Georgia election workers to ‘shuffle’ ballots at the polls fails to find support
A last-minute proposal that would have required poll workers to manually "shuffle" ballots before scanning them in an effort to prevent bad actors from identifying how Georgia residents voted failed to advance at a special-called meeting of the State Election Board.

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School bus monitor arrested on felony child enticement charge in Whitfield County
The Whitfield County Sheriff's Office arrested a school bus monitor Thursday after investigators accused her of enticing a child for indecent purposes and failure to report suspected child abuse, officials said.

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Catoosa County jury reaches mixed verdict in deadly birthday party shooting trial
A Catoosa County jury Wednesday acquitted two men of malice murder while convicting them of aggravated assault and firearms charges in connection with a deadly 2025 birthday party shooting.

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Tennessee, Georgia voters must register by Monday for November election
The deadline to register to vote in November's election in Tennessee and Georgia arrives Monday.

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Trenton man charged with murder after shooting prompted Dade County manhunt, schools closure
A Trenton, Georgia, man now faces a murder charge after authorities accused him of shooting two people, prompting an hourslong manhunt Tuesday and the closure Wednesday of Dade County schools.

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Debate over data center growth in Georgia heats up race for governor
As Georgia becomes a national leader in new data center construction, debate over how to regulate the booming industry has become a hot issue in the race for governor.

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‘It is sick’: Catoosa jury deliberates murder charges tied to deadly birthday party shooting
Catoosa County jurors ended a second day of deliberations Monday without reaching a verdict in the trial of two men accused in a deadly birthday party shooting.
