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Jalapeños boxes hid movement of meth from Mexico to Georgia

Tuesday, November 18 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Agents in the FBI and other law enforcement have shuttered what they say is a major methamphetamine trafficking operation in Georgia. The arrests of 12... Read More.

Laffer: Introduction of income tax collapses before your very eyes

Tuesday, November 18 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Every state that implemented an individual income tax since 1960 had both its gross domestic product and total tax revenue decline, Dr. Arthur B. Laffer of The Laffer Center told Georgia senators Monday. ... Read More.

BREAKING: Skandalakis appoints himself to Trump’s Georgia case

Friday, November 14 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The executive director of the Prosecuting Attorney's Council of Georgia appointed himself to handle a case involving President Donald Trump after other prosecutors declined to take it. ... Read More.

Committee considers way to close loopholes in election probes

Thursday, November 13 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Georgia Ethics Commission levied a record-breaking on the New Georgia Project in January, but was unable to prove any individuals coordinated to skirt campaign laws, the executive director of the commission told a Senate committee on Thursday. ... Read More.

Georgia State Election Board will pay $50,000 for lawsuit settlement

Wednesday, November 12 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Georgia State Election Board will pay $50,000 to a nonprofit organization that sued the board over access to open records. American Oversight said Wednesday... Read More.

Georgia students score higher on accountability index

Wednesday, November 12 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia's high school graduation rates rose 1.5 percentage points to 87.2%, according to the results of the 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index released Wednesday. ... Read More.

Tennessee SNAP recipients to receive partial payments

Wednesday, November 12 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are going out to recipients, the Tennessee Department of Human Services said. Recipients who usually receive the benefits, known... Read More.

After Trump pardons, Georgia election case still alive

Monday, November 10 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) — Federal pardons granted by President Trump to people accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election will not shield them from prosecutors pursuing election interference charges in Georgia, state officials said Monday. ... Read More.

Warnock, Ossoff cite heath care costs in rejecting shutdown deal

Monday, November 10 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) — U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff cited rising health care premiums as the reason for their "no" votes on advancing a deal to end the federal government shutdown. ... Read More.

Senate committee to discuss the New Georgia Project

Friday, November 7 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigation will meet on Thursday to discuss the now-defunct New Georgia Project, but won't hear from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. ... Read More.

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Jalapeños boxes hid movement of meth from Mexico to Georgia

Laffer: Introduction of income tax collapses before your very eyes

BREAKING: Skandalakis appoints himself to Trump’s Georgia case

Committee considers way to close loopholes in election probes

Georgia State Election Board will pay $50,000 for lawsuit settlement

Georgia students score higher on accountability index

Tennessee SNAP recipients to receive partial payments

After Trump pardons, Georgia election case still alive

Warnock, Ossoff cite heath care costs in rejecting shutdown deal

Senate committee to discuss the New Georgia Project

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