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91% of Warnock's staff could be eligible to receive up to $490,000 in loan forgiveness

By David Beasley | Sep 12, 2022

The vast majority of Hill staff could fall under President Joe Biden's qualification threshold for his loan forgiveness plan, making them eligible to receive a minimum of $10,000 in debt repayment. According to salary data, nearly 91% of Sen. Raphael Warnock's staff could qualify.

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Warnock supports Biden's student loan forgiveness plan; WSJ editorial board calls it 'easily the worst domestic decision of his Presidency'

By David Beasley | Aug 25, 2022

President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, supported by Sen. Ralphael Warnock (D-GA), "is easily the worst domestic decision of his Presidency," the WSJ Editorial Board wrote.

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Physician on death of former NFL player: 'He had two different conditions in parallel'

By David Beasley | Jul 20, 2022

Demaryius Thomas, a Georgia Tech football star who went on to play in the NFL had Stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died suddenly in December 2021, Fox 5 reported.

New York Times reporter: 'Gas prices rose 11.2% in June alone and are up nearly 60% from a year earlier'

By David Beasley | Jul 15, 2022

Although gasoline prices across the country continued to decline again in the last week, Americans are still paying a premium at the pump.

New York Times: 'President Biden is hemorrhaging support'

By David Beasley | Jul 13, 2022

Following rumors that President Joe Biden plans to run for reelection in 2024, a new poll shows that most Democrats do not support this move. Meanwhile, the president's latest approval rating is near 30%-- a new record low-- and his net approval in Georgia is negative.

FGI's McGinnis on US, Georgia gas prices: SPR 'created to respond to real emergencies,' not falling poll numbers

By David Beasley | Jul 11, 2022

A nonprofit group, The Functional Government Initiative (FGI), has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Energy for refusing to release information about President Joe Biden's major releases from the emergency crude oil reserve amid rising gas prices.

DeSantis: 'We need real energy policy solutions from the Biden Administration so Americans can stop paying $5 for a gallon of gas'

By David Beasley | Jun 17, 2022

The increase in gasoline prices may have slowed in the last week but Americans are still paying more than $1,000 a year more on gasoline alone.

Candidate Harbin: 'Georgians are tired of policies that create hardships'

By David Beasley | May 23, 2022

Georgians in the sixth Congressional district need a representative who will fight for them to bring down inflation, candidate Blake Harbin said in a statement.

Newsmax on NBC News poll: 'Biden's job approval rating has hit an all-time low'

By David Beasley | May 20, 2022

A poll conducted by NBC News showed that President Joe Biden's approval ratings are continuing to drop and have hit a new low.

Harbin: 'Life is a gift, and we should protect it at all costs'

By David Beasley | May 10, 2022

Republican Congressional candidate Blake Harbin held a conference at a Planned Parenthood in Marietta following the leaked SCOTUS opinion on Roe v Wade.

UGA women's basketball coach on new recruit: 'Diamond Battles is one of the nation's most elite players'

By David Beasley | May 6, 2022

The University of Georgia women's basketball team has landed Diamond Battles, one of the top college players in the country, the school said in a news release this week.

American Principles Project director: 'Women's sports are under serious threat in this country'

By David Beasley | Apr 22, 2022

The Georgia State Athletic Association plans to decide whether boys can participate in girls sports, after the state legislature declined to act on the question, Fox 5 reported.

WPR report: Inflation costing average Georgia households $1,585 annually

By David Beasley | Apr 18, 2022

U.S. inflation increased 8.5% in March, the largest year-over-year increase since 1981, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said in an April 12 report.

Kimmel on Greene reporting monologue to police: 'Officer? I would like to report a joke'

By David Beasley | Apr 16, 2022

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she felt threatened by a Jimmy Kimmel joke and reported the comedian to Washington, D.C., police, Fox 5 reported.

Georgia House approves redistricting plans for two counties over opposition from local Democrats

By David Beasley | Mar 25, 2022

The Georgia House of Representative, controlled by Republicans, has approved redistricting plans for in Augusta-Richmond County and Gwinnett County, over the opposition of Democrats in those counties, Fox 5 reported.

Lawmaker proposes legislation to alter Georgia medical cannabis program

By David Beasley | Mar 1, 2022

State Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, has proposed a bill that would triple the number of companies selling medicinal marijuana and would no longer allow the State Medical Cannabis Commission to operate in secret.

Gov. Kemp attacks opponent's ad featuring a child pornography suspect

By David Beasley | Mar 1, 2022

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's campaign is criticizing opponent David Perdue for an ad featuring a child pornography suspect, Fox5 reported.

Georgia bill stiffens penalties for shooting police, 'Make them think twice that this is serious'

By David Beasley | Feb 19, 2022

Shooting at a police officer may be classified as attempted murder under a bill introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives.

Georgia Bulldog Brock Bowers finalist for Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award

By David Beasley | Dec 31, 2021

University of Georgia tight end Brock Bowers has been named one of five finalists for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award, the university said in a Dec. 22 statement.

Georgia police departments are short-handed amid rising crime rates

By David Beasley | Dec 16, 2021

With crime increasing in Georgia, the number of people willing to work as police officers is declining in the state, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

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