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The Current provides necessary, in-depth, watchdog journalism on issues affecting Savannah and Coastal Georgia.

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The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge’s latest conservation effort now depends partly on another layer of federal and international politics.

This story comes from Inside Climate News.

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A pilot program that deploys drones to stop mass shootings will launch in five Georgia schools this fall.

This story comes from WABE.

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More than 900 members of the Facebook group “Save the Laurel View River” have loudly opposed a proposed state-of-the-art water reclamation facility, which would discharge treated wastewater a few feet from the sandbar.

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Things were looking grim for Georgia’s wild pigs during this year’s legislative session, but they found partial salvation in lawmakers who larded their own budget with too much pork. 

This story comes from Capitol Beat News Service. 

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The policies that Georgia uses to approve or deny services for children enrolled in Medicaid fail to satisfy federal requirements for adequate care, according to a new federal court ruling.

This story comes from Capitol Beat News Service. 

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s final budget signing ceremony on May 9th resulted in some major changes to state spending.  

This story comes from Georgia Public Broadcasting. 

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Plans that call for up to 185 new hotel rooms as well as a new parking lot on Jekyll Island have residents and supporters worried about the future of the state-owned barrier island. 

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As data centers rapidly emerge at unprecedented rates across the country, they are being met with increasing opposition — particularly from women, according to a recent Gallup poll.

This story comes from The 19th. 

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The field of candidates to fill an open seat on the state Public Service Commission dwindled after Tuesday’s primary elections. 

This story comes from Georgia Recorder. 

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Multiple races in Coastal Georgia are headed to a runoff, including the Republican primary for U.S. Senate and the Democratic contest for the District 1 U.S. House seat.

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Ever since Buddy Carter announced his run for the U.S. Senate last year, he has insisted that he is the Georgia Republican who could beat the Democratic incumbent, Jon Ossoff, in November.

He won’t get that chance. 

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Entering this election season, Savannah-Chatham County School Board President Roger Moss, gambled that putting his efforts to improve the school system’s poor literacy rates at the center of his reelection campaign would pay off.

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Thanks to a massive fundraising advantage, President Trump’s endorsement, and his well-known last name, Jim Kingston was expected to be the top vote-getter in the Republican primary race to become Coastal Georgia’s next congressman.

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State Rep. Al Williams will return to the Gold Dome after winning the Georgia House District 168 Democratic primary against challenger Sabrina Newby.

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Neither Lt. Gov. Burt Jones nor wealthy healthcare executive Rick Jackson received over 50% of the vote Tuesday. The Associated Press called the race around 8:38 p.m., saying both would advance to a runoff.

This story comes from Georgia Recorder. 

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Republican voters winnowed their field of candidates for U.S. Senate Tuesday, sending U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley to the June 16 primary runoff election.

This story comes from Capitol Beat. 

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Georgia Democrats had seven candidates to choose from for their nomination for governor, but they knew who they wanted – former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

This story comes from Georgia Recorder. 

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An investigation by The Current GA revealed a total of 1,313 addresses on the Chatham County voter roll were flagged as “potentially vacant” among nearly 234,000 registered voters.

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Election board races in Chatham County have typically been low-key affairs, drawing only a fraction of the attention directed to contests for mayor, city council, governor, or congressman.

Not this year.

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Today is the last day of early voting before Election Day on May 19. Check out our voter resources guide if you still need to head out to the polls 🗳️🍑

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