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  'Families cannot afford to live in Biden’s America': Average Georgia household has lost $7,100

  EJ Antoni, a research fellow in regional economics at The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis, said the Biden administration's policies have driven up inflation, costing the average household thousands of dollars through a combination of costs rising faster than wages and high interest rates. Georgia residents have been hit hard by inflation, and can expect to pay as much as 24% more this winter to heat their homes than last winter.

  By Peach Tree Times Report
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  Voter reform bills will have 'massive impact' on states' powers to govern elections

  A federal voter reform bill will have a "massive impact" on the ability of states, including Georgia, to police their own elections, according to one conservative opponent of the stalled legislation.

  By John Breslin
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  Georgia, South Carolina focus on creating economic 'path for society to rise up'

  While the nation's economy, after more than a year in the grip of the pandemic, is rebounding differently from state to state, it seems that Georgia and South Carolina share many similarities.

  By David Hutton
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  Study finds Georgia, Wisconsin share similar post-pandemic recoveries, despite regional differences

  As states emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, recoveries are occurring at different rates across the country and there often are subtle differences to the comeback from region to region.

  By David Hutton
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  HR 4 could take away state's elections laws, like Georgia's newly passed SB 202

  While House Resolution 4 (HR 4) will address concerns in a racially charged nation, some critics believe it is a ploy by the Democrats to take voting rights away from individual states such as Georgia.

  By Christina Heath
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  Kemp: 'Nothing Jim Crow’ about requirements in election reform bill

  An election integrity bill signed into law in March in Georgia that seeks to expand voting access has been criticized for doing just the opposite by Democratic leaders as they suggest a countermove.

  By Tamara Browning
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  Proposed federal legislation could nullify recent election laws in Georgia

  Democrats in U.S. Congress are pushing sweeping election changes in H.R. 1, which, critics argue, will strip states of their constitutional authority to establish election procedures by codifying many of the controversial voting practices ushered in during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as ballot harvesting and unsecured drop boxes.

  By W.J. Kennedy
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  Analysis suggests voting numbers in Georgia, nationwide undercut arguments of voter suppression

  Democratic allegations of voter suppression both before the November 2020 election and since, with states tightening voting practices rushed into place during the COVID-19 pandemic, are crumbling before the facts, according to some analysis.

  By W.J. Kennedy