The Center Square, Author at Mountain Country Radio

Georgia county fires cop for confronting trans person who used ladies’ room

Friday, February 6 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The DeKalb County Police Department has fired a veteran officer for telling a transgender library patron to stay out of the women's restroom, according to internal records obtained by The Center Square. ... Read More.

Bill that would add weapon detection to Georgia schools advances

Thursday, February 5 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Weapons detectors could be installed at Georgia's public schools under a bill greenlighted Thursday by the Education Committee in the House of Representatives. House Bill... Read More.

Fulton County seeks return of seized voting records

Wednesday, February 4 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - A battle between President Trump and Fulton County escalated Wednesday as the county sought the return of materials related to the 2020 presidential election that were seized by the FBI last week. ... Read More.

Judge’s ruling pauses TPS termination for Haitians in U.S.

Tuesday, February 3 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Hundreds of thousands of Haitians across the U.S., many of them living in south Florida, will be able to keep their temporary protection status as a lawsuit over it plays out. ... Read More.

Fulton County prepares to fight FBI over election raid

Tuesday, February 3 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Fulton County will file a federal lawsuit challenging the seizure of its 2020 election ballots, one commissioner said. Marvin Arrington Jr. said he has asked... Read More.

Georgia panel recommends paper ballots, hand-counting QR codes

Monday, February 2 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia's debate over how to change the way it counts election ballots received input on Monday from a legislative committee tasked with studying the issue. ... Read More.

Another emergency declaration as Georgia faces more wintry weather

Friday, January 30 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - For the second week in a row, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency as extremely cold temperatures and possibly snow are expected to move into the state early Saturday morning. ... Read More.

Former Fulton County elections board member not surprised by raid

Thursday, January 29 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The FBI raid on a Fulton County Board of Elections warehouse did not surprise a former board member, while others question the motives behind the search. ... Read More.

Census projections show red states to see gains in U.S. House seats, electoral college

Wednesday, January 28 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Several blue states appear set to lose electoral college votes while red states will make sweeping gains, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau suggests. ... Read More.

Georgia joins list of states pushing property tax relief

Wednesday, January 28 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia has joined other states pushing for an overhaul of property taxes this year, with a proposal to eliminate the taxes for homeowners statewide in the next six years. ... Read More.

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