Tag: Georgia state government
Georgia school officials condemn some teaching about race
ATLANTA — Georgia’s education board on Thursday approved a resolution that says the U.S. and Georgia are not racist and students should not be...
Georgia sheriff accused of civil rights violations suspended
ATLANTA — Georgia's governor on Wednesday suspended a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his custody by ordering them...
Georgia high court upholds man’s death sentence
ATLANTA — Georgia's highest court on Tuesday upheld a man's death sentence for killing his ex-fiancée's adult son, saying he failed to prove beyond...
Panel to advise if Georgia sheriff should be suspended
ATLANTA — Georgia's governor on Wednesday appointed a panel to determine whether a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in...
Convictions in baby’s death tossed; couple freed from prison
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Ashley and Albert Debelbot were sitting in the same courtroom where, more than a decade earlier, they were convicted of murdering...
Panel to advise if Georgia sheriff should be suspended
<p>ATLANTA — Georgia's governor on Wednesday appointed a panel to determine whether a sheriff accused of violating the civil rights of several people in...
Convictions in baby’s death tossed; couple freed from prison
<p>COLUMBUS, Ga. — Ashley and Albert Debelbot were sitting in the same courtroom where, more than a decade earlier, they were convicted of murdering...
Suit: Georgia election law threatens voting, speech rights
ATLANTA — Georgia’s sweeping new overhaul of election laws threatens the fundamental right to vote, freedom of speech and the separation of powers, according...
Georgia’s Lt. Governor won’t run again after taking on Trump
ATLANTA — Georgia's lieutenant governor, one of the most prominent Republicans to openly contradict false claims about fraud in the November presidential election, confirmed...
Suit: Georgia election law threatens voting, speech rights
<p>ATLANTA — Georgia’s sweeping new overhaul of election laws threatens the fundamental right to vote, freedom of speech and the separation of powers, according...