Kate Brumback

January 17, 2007 | Daily Report Online

MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP - A federal judge released Alabama from nearly two decades of court control over its child welfare system Tuesday, ruling that the "depraved conditions" that triggered the litigation no longer exist.U.S. District Judge Ira DeMent granted the state's motion to end the case, which began in 1988 with a suit filed on behalf of a child identified only by his initials, R.

By Kate Brumback

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February 19, 2010 | Daily Report Online

ATLANTA AP - An Atlanta highway turned into a circus Thursday afternoon when an escaped zebra galloped along a busy section of interstate with police in hot pursuit.The 12-year-old animal, named Lima, was exercising outside a downtown arena in preparation for an evening show when something spooked him, said Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus spokeswoman Crystal Drake.

By KATE BRUMBACK

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June 10, 2011 | Daily Report Online

A federal judge on Friday set a June 20 hearing for arguments on an attempt by civil liberties groups to block Georgia's law cracking down on illegal immigration from taking effect.The groups earlier this week asked Judge Thomas Thrash to block the law from taking effect until a lawsuit they filed last week has been resolved.

By Kate Brumback

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November 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

ATLANTA AP - Members of the Georgia Department of Transportation Board's administrative committee took no action Thursday against Commissioner Gena Evans after discussing ethics allegations against her in a closed executive session.Board chairman Bill Kuhlke said committee members had a "thorough discussion" of allegations against Evans, who took over the top spot at the DOT in October 2007.

By KATE BRUMBACK

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December 21, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A state panel created to ensure that government employees comply with Georgia's tough immigration law will likely hold its first hearing on a complaint early next year.

By Kate Brumback

4 minute read

July 06, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The state of Georgia said Friday in a court filing that its law targeting illegal immigration should be upheld in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last month on a similar law enacted by Arizona.

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July 23, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A federal appeals court has upheld Georgia's law banning guns in churches and other places of worship.

By Kate Brumback

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July 08, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Authorities on Friday arrested a New York man charged with trying to extort money from embattled celebrity cook Paula Deen in exchange for not going to the news media with "true and damning statements" he said she made.

By Kate Brumback

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February 23, 2009 | Daily Report Online

ATLANTA AP - One of three former Atlanta police officers who pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in the death of an elderly woman during a botched drug raid testified Monday he was so intent on getting drugs off the street that he lost perspective.Jason R. Smith, 36, told a federal judge his moral compass was knocked off balance.

By KATE BRUMBACK

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July 08, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Two years after Georgia and Alabama passed laws designed to drive away people living in the country illegally, the states' agricultural areas are still heavily populated with foreign workers, many of whom don't have legal authorization to be here.

By Kate Brumback

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