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Georgia unemployment held steady in September

ATLANTA - Georgia continued to set employment records last month even as the state's unemployment rate held steady. The Peach State's jobless rate stood at 3.6% in September, unchanged from August and five-tenths lower than the national average. Georgia set all-time...

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Poll shows Trump still leading Harris in Georgia

ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump continues to lead Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia, according to a new poll. A survey of 1,328 likely Georgia voters Quinnipiac University conducted Oct. 10-14 found Trump with 52% of the vote to 45% for Harris, well...

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Georgia students again top national average on ACT

ATLANTA - The Georgia Class of 2024 scored slightly lower on the ACT compared to last year but still beat the national average for the eighth year in a row. Georgia students' average composite ACT score of 21.2 was down slightly from 21.3 in 2023 but exceeded the...

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Judge rejects new hand-count election rule

ATLANTA - A Fulton County Superior Court judge has blocked a new rule governing Georgia's election requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day. Judge Robert McBurney issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday night...

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Atlanta lands Super Bowl LXII in 2028

ATLANTA - Super Bowl LXII will be held in Atlanta in February 2028, the National Football League announced Tuesday. The game will take place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which also hosted the Super Bowl in 2019. Atlanta's bid was led by the Atlanta Sports Council in...

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