State Senate committee resurrects sports betting
State Senate committee resurrects sports betting
By Dave WilliamsBureau ChiefCapitol Beat News ServiceATLANTA – Legislation to legalize sports betting in Georgia left for dead after Crossover Day in the General Assembly...
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Trails and Labyrinth at Holy Family Episcopal Church
Trails and Labyrinth at Holy Family Episcopal Church
All are invited to the Episcopal Church of the Holy Family to walk the nature trails and labyrinth on our 38-acre campus. A kiosk...
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Rural Georgians call for economic investment, better broadband and health care
Rural Georgians call for economic investment, better broadband and health care
By Rebecca Grapevine Staff Reporter Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – A group of rural Georgians outlined their policy priorities Wednesday, calling on state policymakers to prioritize...
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Homeless “crisis” reaching us in small town Pickens
In a recent article, the New York Times referred to the homeless situation as “an American Crisis.” We are not going to say the homeless...
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Cats in trees for a few days probably okay but owners’ nerves fray quickly
By Christie Pool, Staff Writer Moose the cat stuck high up in a tree. I’m a huge animal person. But they can stress me out...
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Artificial Intelligence here to stay – but so are we
By Angela Reinhardt, Staff Writer areinhardt@pickensprogress.com “AI Reviews MoMA’s Latest Exhibition.” That was the subject line of an arts newsletter I received recently....
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Runoff to decide late state House Speaker David Ralston’s seat

By Staff Writer on January 4, 2023

By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – The widow of the late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston is headed into…

Kemp bans Tik-Tok on state-owned devices

Kemp bans Tik-Tok on state-owned devices

By Staff Writer on December 16, 2022

By Rebecca GrapevineStaff ReporterCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Georgia is joining the growing list of Republican-led states banning TikTok from state-owned phones and laptops,…

Federal prisons failed to prevent sexual abuse of female prisoners

Federal prisons failed to prevent sexual abuse of female prisoners

By Submitted Article on December 13, 2022

By Rebecca GrapevineStaff ReporterCapitol Beat News Service ATLANTA – Federal prisons are failing to prevent and properly investigate sexual abuse of female prisoners, according to…