Student Killed On UGA Campus Highlights Dangers Of Running Alone For Women
When Laken Hope Riley was killed last week, she joined a grim list of women runners violently attacked and killed by strangers.
Political news from city Athens
Judge temporarily blocks Georgia law that limits people or groups to posting 3 bonds a year
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that restricts organizations from helping people pay bail so they can be released while their criminal cases are pending.
Federal lawsuit challenges Georgia law that limits many people or groups to posting 3 bonds a year
Associated Press (AP) — A new federal lawsuit challenges a Georgia law that expands cash bail and restricts organizations that help people pay bail so they can be released while their criminal cases are pending.
Georgia Football Team's Tangles With Law Behind The Wheel Continue
Georgia running back Trevor Etienne was arrested early Sunday on drunken driving, reckless driving and other charges, jail records show.
As Texas border arrests law teeters in court, other GOP states also push tougher immigration policy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers across the country were already jockeying to push their states deeper into immigration enforcement when the Supreme Court, if only briefly, let Texas enforce a new law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.
Georgia Senate passes bill to loosen health permit rules, as Democrats again push Medicaid
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed a plan to loosen health care permitting that proponents say will create new options for patients, as Democrats made a last-ditch attempt to expand health care coverage for lower-income adults.
Georgia bill would punish cities and counties that break law against ‘sanctuary’ for immigrants
ATLANTA (AP) — Some Georgia senators want to punish cities and counties that they say are illegally harboring immigrants who are in the country without permission by cutting off most state aid to the local government and removing elected officials from office.
Georgia House passes bill requiring police to help arrest immigrants after student’s killing
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia House Republicans are backing a bill that would require every eligible police and sheriff’s department to help identify undocumented immigrants, arrest them and detain them for deportation.
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