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In an era when water ownership sparks disputes, one Georgia water agency wants to share its supply

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Jul 27, 2017

Use less water, share more of it. One Georgia water agency bucks the water wars stereotype.

The pond at Starr’s Mill is one of the reservoirs that Fayette County operates. The water system is allowed to use water from this reservoir, but it doesn’t, choosing instead to let it flow downstream for other uses.

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Georgia's weighted charter school lottery aims to give disadvantaged kids better odds, but few schools use it

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Jul 3, 2017

In Georgia, the name of a child eligible for the weighted school lottery can be entered up to five times.

Students line up to leave lunch at the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School in the Grant Park neighborhood recently.

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Georgia aims to make its websites accessible for all

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May 17, 2017

So far, the state has upgraded more than half of its 130 sites to federal standards. Enabling screen readers is one improvement.

Annie Maxwell, who is blind, shows how she uses a software program called a screen reader to access web pages.

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Community near Georgia nuclear plant looks at an uncertain future

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Apr 25, 2017

What will Westinghouse's bankruptcy mean for its nuclear projects in the U.S.?

Plant Vogtle in Georgia sits just west of the Savannah River.

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Political parties spend big in Georgia's special congressional election

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Apr 13, 2017

Republicans and Democrats are testing how far outside money goes in the Trump era.

Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old former congressional staffer, is the leading Democratic candidate for Georgia's 6th Congressional District.

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School choice can put some rural districts at risk of losing funds

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Mar 27, 2017

Communities like Talbotton, Georgia, have few options beyond public schools.

Jack Catrett, Talbot County schools superintendent, worries expanding school choice will widen the gap between haves and have-nots.

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Emory University chooses to be a 'safe harbor' instead of 'sanctuary'

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Mar 21, 2017

Students protest the school's decision, but the careful language may keep it from losing state funding.

Students, staff and faculty members walked out in protest and gathered in front of this administrative building at Emory University in February to pressure the university's new president Dr. Claire Sterk to label the university as a "sanctuary campus."

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Rural hospital in Georgia faces financial difficulties

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Mar 17, 2017

Irwin County Hospital is one of many in the country that are struggling to keep their doors open.

Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla, Georgia, has been struggling to keep its doors open for patients. It recently had to lay off about 20 staff members.

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Georgia sees good relationship with China as one key to its economic future

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Feb 21, 2017

International companies have been helping to create domestic jobs.

Scott Malone (left), president of Development Authority of LaGrange, and Rami Helminen, CEO of Sentury Tire North America, at the site of the future tire plant. The company is expected to create about a 1,000 jobs in Georgia.

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Georgia project aims to build smarter roads

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Feb 13, 2017

Cars are getting more sophisticated, and 'dumb' highways are slowly evolving to catch up to them.

An SUV tests a system that allows drivers to check tire pressure without leaving their vehicle. Built by United Kingdom startup WheelRight, it's part of an effort to transform a stretch of Interstate Highway 85 in Georgia into a testing ground for technology.

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