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Carter Backs Bill Requiring Human Review of AI Health-Coverage Decisions

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter supports legislation requiring medical professionals to make final healthcare-coverage decisions when artificial intelligence is used.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson Agree to Live Georgia Governor Debate

ATLANTA — Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican candidate Rick Jackson have agreed to participate in a live debate in the race for Georgia governor. The one-hour debate is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6, at…
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Trump Puts Every Public School on Notice:

Pushing Gender Ideology on Kids Is Child Abuse President Donald Trump delivered a clear warning from the White House Rose Garden: America’s public schools will no longer get a free pass to confuse children about their…
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Liberty County election calendar shows conflicting final early-voting date

Liberty County voters planning to cast an early ballot in the November general election should be aware of a conflicting date published on the county’s election calendar. The county has scheduled advance voting from 9 a.m.…
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Richmond Hill candidate under fire.

Blocked, Deleted, Ignored: How Would Bonnie Bhonsle Handle Dissent in Public Office? If a candidate will not engage with people who disagree with her during a campaign, what should voters expect if she wins? Bonnie Bhonsle…
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Georgia’s 2026 governor’s race is heating up

With Governor Brian Kemp officially term-limited, Georgia is guaranteed to see a brand new leader take the helm this November. The November 3rd general election stage is set, and independent election forecasters are already calling this…
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Notice of upcoming County commissioners meeting

This meeting will take place August 20th at 5:00 p.m.
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Race for governor heating up

An AARP Georgia poll conducted July 13–16 put Bottoms and Jackson within the survey’s margin of error in Georgia’s governor’s race.
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