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Georgia Election Board May Order Hand Count of Votes

Georgia reps. weigh in on controversial vote by Georgia Election Board before Presidential election

Just before the upcoming 2024 Presidential election, the Georgia Election Board voted to change how counties count ballots. The five-person election board voted 3-2 to require counties to hand-count ballots.

The Washington Post · 2h

Pro-Trump Georgia election board votes to require hand counts of ballots

Critics plan to sue, saying the new requirement would almost certainly lead to errors and could disrupt the process of certifying the vote in a crucial battleground state.

Philadelphia Inquirer · 1h

Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots, possibly delaying November results

The new rule requires that the number of paper ballots — not the number of votes — be counted at each polling place by three separate poll workers until all three counts are the same.

Erin Brockovich, Georgia

Atlanta News First on MSN · 32m

Erin Brockovich holding Georgia townhalls on contaminated drinking water

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is holding two north Georgia townhalls this weekend to discuss the impact of PFAS - also known as “forever chemicals” - in the state’s drinking water supplies. Brockovich’s first town hall is set for Friday,

WXIA-TV Atlanta on MSN · 21h

Erin Brockovich to visit Georgia for town halls addressing toxic 'forever chemicals'

Brockovich spoke to 11Alive Investigates Thursday about what she says is "one of the worst cases" of PFAS contamination she's seen in her career.

Chattanooga Times Free Press · 1d

Erin Brockovich takes on ‘forever chemicals’ in two Northwest Georgia events

Two Northwest Georgia events on the risks posed by "forever chemicals" will feature famed environmental activist. Known for her involvement in a lawsuit against a California utility company — a legal battle later adapted into an Oscar-winning movie — Brockovich will join Georgia attorney Ben Finley at a

Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific

FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN · 14h

Atlanta's Georgia-Pacific tower to be transformed into mixed-used development

The 51-story skyscraper houses the paper giant. The company would convert its upper floors into 400 apartments and retrofit the lower floors into 125,000 square feet of restaurant, retail and entertainment space. Georgia-Pacific would retain about 600,000 square feet of office space.

Axios on MSN · 1d

Georgia-Pacific's iconic Downtown tower is converting office space into apartments

The Georgia-Pacific office tower, the pink-granite pillar in the Downtown skyline, could bring much-needed residents to a pocket of Peachtree Street dominated by offices and hotels. Why it matters: The paper-towels-and-everything-else company's plan to turn the upper floors of its 51-story building into more than 400 apartments is a high-profile rethink of Atlanta office spaces in a post-pandemic world.

Rough Draft Atlanta on MSN · 1d

Atlanta's iconic Georgia-Pacific tower to become mixed-u

Georgia-Pacific said it will transform its iconic 51-story downtown Atlanta headquarters into a mixed-use development. The project will include 400+ high-rise apartments, offices, and a 35,000-square-foot plaza.

Kamala Harris, abortion and Georgia

6abc News · 1h

Harris to speak about abortion in Georgia, seeking to tie deaths of two women to Trump policies

Harris plans to warn Georgians to not believe what the campaign describes as Trump's flip-flopping record regarding abortion -- noting that, if given the chance, he would ban abortion nationwide.

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

Two Deaths Linked to Abortion Pills Despite Experts Saying They Are Safe

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to address abortion rights in Georgia, a state now grappling with the tragic deaths of two women linked to complications from abortion pills despite experts declaring the pills are "safe.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Two Georgia Deaths Are Tied to Abortion Restrictions. Experts Say Abortion Pills They Took Are Safe

The deaths of two women in Georgia have been tied to a state law that bans most abortions after roughly six weeks

Georgia, Gun Violence

U.S. News & World Report · 19h

Young Students Protest Against Gun Violence at Georgia Senate Meeting

Students as young as five demanded stricter gun laws Thursday at the Georgia Capitol, weeks after a deadly school shooting northeast of Atlanta

Yahoo · 8h

Growing student protests against gun violence

Metro Atlanta students are planning a protest in support of stronger gun laws, but school districts say the protestors could face consequences for their actions.

Albany (GA) WALB on MSN · 1d

Georgia students held walkout over gun violence

Across the state, students held a walkout to the Georgia State Capitol to protest gun laws after the shooting at Apalachee High School. In Atlanta, school administrators accompanied the students. Students had signed permission slips from their parents that allowed them to join the protest.

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Georgia election rule changes by Trump allies raise fear of chaos in November

The state that handed former President Donald Trump one of his narrowest losses four years ago is immersed in election ...

11Alive on MSN1d

Georgia-Pacific announces plans to redevelop Atlanta HQ building with apartments, restaurants, new plaza & more

ATLANTA — Georgia-Pacific on Thursday announced grand plans to turn its distinctive headquarters building in Downtown ...

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Georgia’s abortion ban linked to Amber Thurman's death in ProPublica investigation: What to know

A ProPublica investigation found that 28-year-old mother Amber Thurman died as a result of Georgia's abortion laws. Here's ...

The Georgia Voice2h

Harris focusing on personal stories as she campaigns in Georgia on abortion rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris is ...

FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN3h

JapanFest Atlanta celebrates 50 years of Georgia-Japan friendship

JapanFest Atlanta is happening Saturday and Sunday at the Gas South Convention Center, marking half a century of cooperation ...

VP Harris visits Atlanta Friday to discuss reproductive rights

The visit follows reports that at least two women had died as a result of a lack of access to abortion care in Georgia.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution3h

EXCLUSIVE: The Atlanta History Center creating new children’s experience

The Atlanta History Center is building out its first indoor children's experience with iconic Atlanta institutions like the Fox Theatre and the Varsity included.

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