Kate Brumback

March 16, 2009 | Daily Report Online

ATLANTA AP - A proposed Georgia law would require prospective voters to prove citizenship, a practice opponents say would keep the poor, elderly and minorities away from the polls as taxes and literacy tests once did.It's been more than 40 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed, barring voting practices used throughout the South for years to keep poor blacks from voting.

By KATE BRUMBACK

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December 16, 2011 | Daily Report Online

By Kate Brumback

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April 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By KATE BRUMBACK

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May 16, 2011 | Daily Report Online

The tough measure cracking down on illegal immigration that has been signed into law is sure to be challenged in court before it can even be enforced.Georgia's law, signed into law Friday by Gov. Nathan Deal, has some provisions that echo those in a law enacted last year in Arizona and is also very similar to another enacted this year in Utah.

By Greg Bluestein and Kate Brumback

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July 08, 2011 | Daily Report Online

MACON, Ga. AP - A few hours after Lauren Giddings was reported missing, officers made a macabre discovery outside the recent law school graduate's apartment building: Her dismembered remains.DNA tests have confirmed those remains were hers, but investigators are pleading for help finding the rest of her body. Who killed the 27-year-old woman - and why - is still a mystery.

By Kate Brumback and Russ Bynum

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November 17, 2008 | Daily Report Online

ROSWELL, Ga. AP - Like all illegal immigrants, Lorenzo Jimenez knew the knock on the door from immigration agents could come at any time.Still, he had enough faith in the American dream to buy a house in this Atlanta suburb, even though signing the papers meant raising the risk: He put his 2-year-old, American-born daughter's name and Social Security number on the title.

By KATE BRUMBACK

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May 31, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Fifty years ago, a group of 106 influential cultural and civic leaders from Atlanta traveled to Europe to visit famous museums and demonstrate the ascendant southern city's commitment to culture.

By Kate Brumback

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August 22, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The 911 tapes from a frightening standoff and shooting at an Atlanta-area school show how a school employee's calm demeanor and kind approach helped end the ordeal without any injuries.

By Kate Brumback and Phillip Lucas

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June 02, 2011 | Daily Report Online

Civil liberties groups on Thursday filed a lawsuit seeking to block Georgia from enforcing a law that cracks down on illegal immigration, saying it violates state and federal law.The groups claim they "face an imminent threat of harm" if the new law is enforced. They are asking a federal judge to declare the law unconstitutional and to block state authorities from enforcing it.

By Kate Brumback

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October 21, 2013 | Daily Report Online

By Kate Brumback

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