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Ocmulgee Mounds national park bill reintroduced in Congress

ATLANTA - Georgia's two U.S. senators and two members of the U.S. House from South Georgia Wednesday reintroduced legislation to establish the Ocmulgee Mounds as the state's first national park. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources passed the bill last...

State Senate panel sets deadline for Willis to testify

ATLANTA - The state Senate committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' role in prosecuting President Donald Trump for interfering in Georgia's 2020 presidential election is giving her until May 10 to testify before the panel. The Senate...

Senate transgender sports bill advancing through House

ATLANTA - Transgender student athletes would be banned from female sports under two bills in the Georgia legislature, and the version from the state Senate has taken the lead. A committee of the Georgia House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 1 Tuesday after it...

Port of Savannah sees busiest February ever

ATLANTA - The Port of Savannah set a record for containerized cargo traffic last month, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Tuesday. The port moved 479,850 twenty-foot equivalent container units in February, a 6% increase over the same month last year. Dual container...