• Georgia high court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks

    ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday reinstated the state's ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.In a one-page order, the high court put a lower court ruling overturning the ban on hold while it considers an appeal. Abortion providers who had resumed performing the procedure past six weeks after the lower court ruling will again have to stop.The order said seven of the nine justices had agreed to the decision. It said one was disqualified and another did not
  • Georgia House Speaker David Ralston lies in state at the State Capitol

    ATLANTA (WUPA) – Crowds gathered at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday to honor the life of House Speaker David Ralston, who died last week. State lawmakers reflected on the Republican leader's time under the Gold Dome, and how he helped bridge the political divide for decades.A procession led Ralston's casket into the Capitol where he would lie in state for 24 hours. He died last Wednesday after a long illness. The attorney, former state senator, and state representative served his dist

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