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Federal funding is coming to programs in Marietta, Macon, Dublin, and Atlanta to address economic disparities in maternal health and maternal mortality rates across Georgia. U.S. District Court Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia has announced he would take senior status starting in January, creating a vacancy on the bench. Residents in Northwest Georgia's Floyd and Polk Counties now can access a number of community services by dialing 211.

A federal judge who has presided over some of the most high-profile Georgia cases in recent years will take senior status starting in January, creating a new vacancy.

As Porsha Williams returns to the show that made her famous, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta, her husband was denied citizenship in the U.S.

A fentanyl dealer in Gainesville has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan.

A Gainesville man convicted of trafficking multiple drugs including fentanyl and cocaine was sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison last week.

The group, True the Vote, had been accused by the liberal organization Fair Fight of violating the Voting Rights Act by intimidating voters. A judge rejected the claims.

ATLANTA — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas group’s campaign to challenge the eligibility of hundreds of thousands of Georgia voters in the nationally watched U.S. Senate runoffs

 

Ten stories left a mark on the world of Georgia politics this year, whether in jaw-dropping fashion or through the void left behind — or were notable simply because they represent the smaller, incremental twists that simply moved a long-running story on to a new chapter. 

(The Center Square) — A federal judge found Georgia lawmakers "fully complied" with his order when they drafted and passed revised congressional and state legislative maps during a special session