Jeff Amy
The Associated Press
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Bill Shipp, longtime chronicler of Georgia politics, dead at 89
ATLANTA (AP) — William “Bill” Shipp, a journalist whose passion for scoops and sometimes-scorching criticism of politicians fueled his coverage of Geo... → Read More
Georgia officials lay out obstacles to updating election system before 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia election officials said Wednesday that they would need six to nine months to install new software and hardware to update the st... → Read More
Georgia officials won't take over elections in Fulton County
After two-year review, Georgia election board won't take over elections in Fulton County, the state’s most populous and a Democratic stronghold. → Read More
Atlanta police training center opponents sue over delays in approving referendum
ATLANTA (AP) — Opponents of Atlanta’s proposed police and firefighter training center are suing the city, saying the city clerk is delaying a petition... → Read More
Georgia officials won’t take over elections in state’s largest, Democrat-heavy county
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s State Election Board won’t take over running elections in the state’s most populous county, ending an investigation that had ... → Read More
Trump blasts federal indictment as 'ridiculous' and 'baseless' in speech to Republicans in Georgia
Former President Trump is blasting his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless” during a speech to Republicans in Georgia. → Read More
Some in Georgia GOP seek purity test as Trump appears at convention in aftermath of indictment
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Republican convention gets underway Friday with Donald Trump still expected on Saturday, even as a right-wing party fac... → Read More
Expulsions, walkouts, filibusters: Lawmakers grapple with acrimonious legislative sessions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawmakers this year have kicked rival colleagues out of office in Tennessee and off the chamber floor in Montana. They have st... → Read More
Police in Atlanta arrest 3 behind bail fund supporting protests against police training complex
ATLANTA (AP) — Police on Wednesday arrested three key Atlanta organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city’s proposed police and fire t... → Read More
Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehicles
Hyundai and LG Energy Solution say they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant in Georgia → Read More
Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehicles
Hyundai and LG Energy Solution say they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant in Georgia → Read More
Timeline: How Georgia and South Carolina nuclear reactors ran so far off course
The first of two nuclear reactors in Georgia is generating electricity and could be days away from achieving full-power operation → Read More
Georgia nuclear rebirth arrives 7 years late, $17B over cost
The first new U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades has begun generating electricity → Read More
Tuition, fees at Georgia public universities to hold steady in fall 2023 despite budget worries
ATLANTA (AP) — The cost of attending Georgia’s public universities and colleges will remain mostly flat in the 2023-2024 academic year, despite concer... → Read More
Historically Black medical schools urge more spending in hearing with Bernie Sanders
ATLANTA (AP) — To train more Black doctors, the federal government needs to bolster funding and make more training slots available for historically Bl... → Read More
Historically Black medical schools urge more spending in hearing with Bernie Sanders
The leaders of four historically Black medical schools are telling U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders that the federal government needs to bolster their funding → Read More
Despite cracks in Republican gun-rights wall, differences between states widen
There have been a few cracks in the predictable pattern of Republican-controlled states loosening gun laws while Democratic states tighten them. But i... → Read More
Georgia enacts law letting panel punish, oust prosecutors
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law Friday creating a new commission empowered to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors, saying ... → Read More
Gunman kills 3, then self in rural Georgia town
A coroner says four people have been killed in the south Georgia city of Moultrie, including a fast food worker and two relatives of a gunman who took his own life. → Read More
Gov. Kemp signs amended budget, highlights nearly $1 billion in property tax breaks
A separate Kemp-backed bill would issue another $1 billion of state income tax refunds for a second year. → Read More