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Georgia senators began examining on Tuesday whether the state should still require permits to build health care facilities. The review comes after a push to loosen the rules mushroomed into a House-Senate standoff during this year’s legislative session. The first meeting made clear that many committee members appointed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones want a full or partial repeal of Georgia’s certificate of need rules. Opponents say the permits prevent needed competition and prop up existing health c...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was elected to chair the influential Southern Regional Education Board, a 16-state body that gives policy advice to states from Delaware to Texas. The Republican Kemp was elected Sunday to lead the body for the next 12 months.

ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. has every intention of taking the Washington Nationals seriously. The Atlanta Braves' three-time All-Star says he gets just as excited playing a last-place team as he does against a contender.

More changes could be coming to voting districts in some states. The 2022 elections marked the first using new districts for Congress and state capitols that were drawn from updated census data. But they could be short-lived in some places. That's because court challenges could force some states to redraw districts again before the 2024 elections. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling that Alabama's congressional districts should be redrawn to enhance Black voting strength...

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to accusations that he conspired to smuggle people from Mexico across the U.S.-Canada border into and through North Dakota.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia couple wants to know why someone shot and killed the dog they were fostering for a local animal rescue after it escaped from their backyard. Victoria and Glenn Carlson had been serving as foster parents to the American foxhound named Harvey since January.

RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (AP) — Sixteen members of a Georgia motorcycle gang have been indicted on charges stemming from a shooting that injured two people last year in a hotel parking lot, authorities said Monday.

Atlanta Braves (33-23, first in the NL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (34-23, first in the NL West) Phoenix; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Charlie Morton (5-5, 3.59 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (6-3, 3.11 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 69 strikeouts)

The Southeastern Conference will play eight league games in 2024 when it expands to 16 teams with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas, but beyond that the schedule model is to be determined. Commissioner Greg Sankey says the conference’s presidents voted to implement a short-term solution to a scheduling conundrum that has been debated for more than a year. The SEC has been holding its spring meetings on the Florida Gulf Coast this week. Conference leaders have been trying to decide between a ...

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte says the Longhorns prefer playing a nine-game league schedule when they join the Southeastern Conference in 2024. That might have to wait. The SEC remained undecided on increasing the number of conference games it plays from eight to nine, with some athletic directors saying they would like more time and information. Commissioner Greg Sankey says that among the options being discussed is a short-term agreement to stay at eight, with a commitment to reconsi...