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Kelvin King Enters Race for Georgia Secretary of State
The Georgia Sun
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July 23, 2025
Atlanta businessman and Air Force veteran Kelvin King has entered the race for Georgia secretary of state. King, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate three years ago, announced his candidacy for secretary of...
Study: Medicaid cuts could shutter 37 Georgia nursing homes
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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Cuts to Medicaid contained in President Donald Trump’s new budget bill put 37 Georgia nursing homes at risk of closing, according to a study released by Brown University’s School of Public Health. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office...
Trump administration's funding freezes affect seniors in north Georgia
Access WDUN - Georgia
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The Trump administration’s funding cuts have had ripple effects throughout the country. North Georgia has not been immune to those effects, either. The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) under the Department of Labor (DOL) has...
Georgia Ethics Commission won't investigate source of Republican Burt Jones' $10M loan
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Ethics Commission Director David Emadi on Monday wrote back that the commission was rejecting the complaint and wouldn't investigate because it didn't allege a legal violation. Jones' 2022 financial disclosure showed Jones had a net worth of $12.4...
Georgia Trend Daily – July 22, 2025
Georgia Trend
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July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025 WSB Radio Staff reports that slightly more people from within the US left metro Atlanta than moved to it during a 12-month period. But Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Chief Economist Dr. Jerry Parrish says two other areas increased....
Gov. Kemp to hold swearing-in ceremony for Judge Ben Land to the Georgia Supreme Court
Americus Times-Recorder - Georgia
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July 23, 2025
Published 2:35 pm Wednesday, July 23, 2025 By The Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp On Thursday, July 24, Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Justices of the Georgia Supreme Court, Judges of the Georgia Court of Appeals, and...
Invesco Purchases 317,201 SF Shopping Center in Buford, Georgia for $82M
REBusinessOnline
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July 23, 2025
50BUFORD, GA. — Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate has acquired Georgia Crossing, a 317,201-square-foot power shopping center located in Buford, roughly 38 miles northeast of Atlanta, for $82 million. Situated across from the 1.7...
Lt. Governor Burt Jones launches committee to explore eliminating Georgia income tax
Grice Connect
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July 23, 2025
Georgia could be heading toward an income tax-free future — Lt. Governor Burt Jones announced the formation of a new Senate committee focused on eliminating the state’s income tax, calling it a bold step to keep Georgia competitive and deliver on...
37 Georgia Nursing Homes Could Shut Down Due to Medicaid Cuts
The Georgia Sun
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July 23, 2025
Cuts to Medicaid contained in President Donald Trump’s new budget bill put 37 Georgia nursing homes at risk of closing, according to a study released by Brown University’s School of Public Health. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office...
How Will Funding Cuts to Public Broadcasting Impact Georgia?
The Georgia Sun
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July 23, 2025
When Congress yanked $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with the Rescissions Act of 2025 (H.R. 4), it wasn’t just big names like PBS and NPR that lost support—it threatened Georgia Public Broadcasting’s 65-year role as...
Georgia tax credit expansion increases incentives to adopt teens
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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ExploreBeing a dad isn’t hard. It’s the other stuff around you that becomes harderBut a promising shift is underway in Georgia. Thanks to recent changes in the state’s newest tax credit, more teens in foster care may now have a chance at something...
Rob Valentino enjoying coaching U.S. U19 team, wishes Atlanta United success
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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“I’m really enjoying it,” he said in an exclusive interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It’s so different.” When Valentino managed or was an assistant coach with Atlanta United, every day in the season had a structure and focus on the...
Mary Ellen Klas: Georgia Republicans have gone full ‘knives out’
Republican Herald - Pennsylvania
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July 23, 2025
The MAGA-world blow-up over the Trump administration’s about-face in handling the Jeffrey Epstein files isn’t the only conspiracy-fueled dispute splintering Republicans. Another feud is playing out in the state of Georgia, where a group of...
Who could be next to join the 2026 race for South Carolina governor?
GoUpstate - South Carolina
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Three candidates are officially running for South Carolina governor, including Attorney General Wilson, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. U.S. Representatives Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman have hinted at possible gubernatorial...
Sizing up the 2026 governor's race
Barrow News-Journal - Georgia
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The 2026 Georgia governor’s race is gaining steam. Last week current Lt. Governor Burt Jones made what had long been anticipated an official item: he is running for the state’s highest elected office next year. Jones, and his reported $14 million...
Ex-Biden official says former prez should’ve ‘bowed out’ after ‘Afghanistan debacle’
New York Post
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July 23, 2025
Former Department of Justice spokesman Anthony Coley argued during a panel on Monday that Biden should have dropped out of the 2024 race after the Afghanistan withdrawal, long before his infamous debate. Monday was the one-year anniversary of...
New bill introduced into Congress would allow TKO to create UFC structure in boxing
Yahoo Sports
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Dana White's biggest play in boxing yet is starting to take shape. UFC CEO White, who founded TKO Boxing alongside Saudi Arabian boxing financier Turki Alalshikh and WWE President Nick Khan, will promote the Sept. 13 battle of pound-for-pound...
The weirdest laws still on the books in Georgia
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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News Did you know it’s illegal to tie a giraffe to a light pole in Georgia? And so is having an ice cream cone in your back pocket? These are just a couple of the outdated, strange laws still on the books in our state. The AJC’s Najja Parker takes...
RPPI in Georgia decreased by 1% compared to the previous quarter
Georgian Business Consulting
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July 23, 2025
IMF satisfied with NBG policy Inflation is projected to remain near the 3 percent target, and the current account deficit to stabilize around 5 percent of GDP. Reserves are projected to improve gradually, supported by opportunistic foreign...
International Monetary Fund: The National Bank of Georgia must maintain a neutral political stance - it should avoid actions that could undermine the transmission and credibility of its policies
Inter Press News
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“Georgia’s financial sector is in good condition,” states a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Fiscal policy is well-calibrated, and efforts should focus on strengthening revenue mobilization and improving expenditure efficiency....