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Damien Scott, CEO of Emanuel Medical Center, elected to Georgia Hospital Association Board of Trustees
Emanuel County Live - Georgia
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Emanuel Medical Center Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Damien Scott, PT, MBA, MS, FACHE, was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), as announced at the association’s Annual Meeting of the Assembly on July 11....
King brings U.S. Senate campaign to Winder
Barrow News-Journal - Georgia
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The race for the United States Senate made a stop in Winder Monday as John King was a guest speaker at the Barrow County Republican Party’s July meeting. King, the current insurance commissioner, is looking to be the Republican candidate next year...
Derek Dooley’s voting history could complicate possible GOP Senate run
Washington Examiner
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July 23, 2025
Former University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley didn’t vote in multiple presidential elections, never donated to President Donald Trump, and declined to register as a Republican in several states, a record now drawing scrutiny as...
Governor Brian Kemp Appoints Judge Benjamin A. Land to Georgia Supreme Court
AllOnGeorgia
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July 17, 2025
Prior to his service on the bench, Judge Land was a private practice attorney in Columbus for nearly 26 years, focusing on complex civil litigation. He represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of cases, obtained several...
Washington Post exodus grows as MSNBC host and Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan Capehart takes Bezos buyout
The Independent
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July 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Georgia conservationists push to ‘finish the job’ of protecting Okefenokee from mining
Griffin Daily News - Georgia
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A recently announced land deal presents a second time a mining proposal near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was thwarted due to public outcry. Joe Cook/Georgia Rivers Georgia environmentalists are still celebrating a conservation group’s...
OpEd Column: Why Georgia needs regulatory reform
Dalton Daily Citizen - Georgia
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July 23, 2025
Published 8:30 am Wednesday, July 23, 2025 In this year’s legislative session, Georgia had an opportunity to address its ever-growing regulatory code and reduce regulatory burdens placed on its citizens and businesses. Although the Red Tape...
Biden's stunning exit, one year later: The dropout heard around the country
Fox News
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July 21, 2025
It has been one year since former President Joe Biden abruptly withdrew from the 2024 presidential race. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Joe Biden suspended his re-election bid one year ago Monday, in an unprecedented...
Trump reverses stricter ethylene oxide standards for medical equipment sterilizers, including metro Atlanta plants
11 Alive - Georgia
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Plants in Cobb County and Covington have been the subject of lawsuits by cancer patients claiming the release of ethylene oxide contributed to their conditions. COBB COUNTY, Ga. — President Donald Trump, with an executive order last week, has...
North Carolina Lawmakers to Convene July 29 to Override Governor’s Veto of Constitutional Carry
Breitbart
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July 23, 2025
North Carolina lawmakers will convene July 29, 2025, in an attempt to override Gov. Josh Stein’s (D) veto of constitutional carry legislation. If lawmakers are successful, North Carolina will become the 30th constitutional carry state in the...
7 Things: Trump accuses Obama’s team of treason (in a role reversal); Marshall leading early U.S. Senate field; and more …
Yellowhammer News - Alabama
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July 23, 2025
7. Sad days for media and their Democrats as FCC Chairman Brendan Carr criticized the partisan left’s reaction to CBS’s cancelling of “The Late Show,” calling them out for acting like they are losing a DNC spokesperson. Meanwhile, various Alabama...
Georgia faces challenges with funding for school meals amid federal policy changes
Peach Tree Times - Georgia
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July 21, 2025
Jon Burns, Georgia House of Representatives | Georgia State Rep. Jon G. Burns (R-Springfield)Jon Burns, Georgia House of Representatives | Georgia State Rep. Jon G. Burns (R-Springfield) Over recent years, concerns have been raised about Georgia's...
Trump administration funding freezes affects 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...
Latino politicians convening in Atlanta should embrace new chapter in activism
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Opinion We need a new chapter in Latino civic engagement – one focused less on partisan allegiance and more on principled leadership. Credit: NYT Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), left, pays respects to former President Jimmy Carter as Carter lies in...
Georgia Shows Rough Road Ahead for States as Medicaid Work Requirements Loom
KHN
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July 21, 2025
Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead Every time Ashton Alexander sees an ad for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, it feels like a “kick in the face.” Alexander tried signing up for Pathways, the state’s limited Medicaid expansion, multiple times and got...
Georgia Trend Daily – July 21, 2025
Georgia Trend
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July 21, 2025
July 21, 2025 GlobalAtlanta.com Trevor Williams reports, since he emerged on the scene in 2016, President Donald Trump has largely kept Brazil out of the U.S. trade crosshairs. For one, it’s one of few Latin American countries with which the U.S....
‘I couldn’t lose.’ Georgia apprenticeships get boost from federal grant.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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“I never want to be complacent. I always want to learn, learn, learn,” Smith said. There are currently 175 active programs across the state. More could be coming. Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com...
As data centers flock to Georgia, state lawmakers haven’t pumped the brakes
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 22, 2025
Earlier this year, state legislators took aim at the data centers flooding Georgia with a bill that would require them to pick up their energy tab, sparking passionate debates about whether putting that in state law was necessary. Driving the...
How Atlanta became an epicenter for advancing the culture of Black hair
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The song encapsulates the nuances in which Black people, especially Black women, have used their hair as a form of resistance. Resisting societal expectations of what it should look like. Resisting European beauty standards. Resisting the urge to...
Republicans can't stop talking about Biden
TimesDaily - Alabama
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ATLANTA (AP) — It’s been six months since Joe Biden left the Oval Office. Republicans, including President Donald Trump, can’t stop talking about him. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your...