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Search results for "Georgia WR Zachariah Branch was arrested early Sunday in Athens, Georgia"

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Georgia state senators stated on March 16, 2011 in a legislative debate:
Say easing restrictions on selling alcohol on Sundays will result in more traffic crashes and fatalities.
By Eric Stirgus• March 18, 2011
Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California.
By Samantha Putterman• May 21, 2019
ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article:
Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.
By Nancy Badertscher• October 1, 2015
Vernon Keenan stated on April 26, 2016 in Newspaper interview :
The city of Clarkston "can’t decriminalize marijuana. Only state legislators and Congress can do that."
By Jim Tharpe• May 11, 2016
Edward Lawrence stated on April 02, 2021 in a Fox News appearance:
"Sunday was never used before as a voting day in Georgia.”
By Bill McCarthy• April 7, 2021
Charles Schumer stated on March 24, 2021 in a Senate hearing:
“Republicans recently passed a bill to eliminate early voting on Sunday” in Georgia
By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2021
Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview:
A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
By Willoughby Mariano• June 11, 2012
Danny Porter stated on May 04, 2015 in an interview with AM750 and 95.5 FM News/Talk WSB radio:
"A sitting sheriff cannot be charged except by a warrant issued by a Superior Court judge."
By Nancy Badertscher, April Hunt• May 6, 2015
Brian Robinson stated on August 14, 2010 in a newspaper interview:
"Roy Barnes is part of the team that has run up trillions of dollars in debt that Americans will spend years paying off, and they've done it without creating one job."
By Eric Stirgus• August 24, 2010
Video for Atlanta Super Bowl bid presentation stated on May 24, 2016 in Super Bowl bid:
"Our population has grown from about 1 million in the 1970s to almost 7 million today."
By Jim Tharpe• June 8, 2016
Viral image stated on January 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
The Georgia High School Association started issuing a “sudden cardiac arrest awareness form” in the wake of COVID-19 vaccines.
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 31, 2023
Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats."
By Willoughby Mariano• July 7, 2010
Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post:
"Since last year’s address, more than 10,000 jobs created -- many on the high end of the employment scale."
By Eric Stirgus• January 29, 2013
Chip Rogers stated on July 11, 2011 in Town hall meeting:
"The state of Georgia is near the bottom among states for SAT scores and graduation rates."
By Eric Stirgus• July 27, 2011
Don Balfour stated on February 15, 2011 in a committee hearing:
An illegal immigrant who gains admission at a public college takes class space away from students who are legal residents.
By Willoughby Mariano• February 28, 2011
Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Georgia coach Kirby Smart's family ends relationship with Taylor Swift: ‘We do not support her endorsement.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 1, 2024
Athens Banner-Herald stated on May 10, 2015 in a news report:
Between 1980 and 2010, water usage in Georgia dropped even as the state’s population grew.
By April Hunt• June 24, 2015
Facebook posts stated on June 11, 2023 in a Facebook video:
Video showing someone in military gear outside a Georgia Waffle House proves that Donald Trump is president.
By Sofia Bliss-Carrascosa• June 28, 2023
Nathan Deal stated on April 17, 2012 in a speech before the Atlanta Press Club:
Before the HOPE scholarship, "70 percent of the high school students who made 1400 or above on their SAT left the state of Georgia. Now, 70 percent of those stay in the state of Georgia."
By Willoughby Mariano• May 1, 2012
Paul Broun stated on December 11, 2013 in an interview:
"(Jack Kingston) had more earmarks at one time than every member of the Georgia delegation put together."  
By Eric Stirgus• December 30, 2013

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Fact-checking the Georgia Senate debates

By Tom Kertscher• December 7, 2020

From booze to schools, Truth-O-Meter does it all

By Willoughby Mariano• March 20, 2011

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By Amy Sherman• April 8, 2021

A roundup of false comments that still burn

By Jim Tharpe• December 23, 2013

It's getting hot in here!

By Willoughby Mariano• April 24, 2011

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By Willoughby Mariano• January 16, 2011

Obamacare claims rarely get clean bill of health

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Holidays prompt outbreak of truthiness

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