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Ballot choices change judges watchdog group, fund victims, EMS
Georgians pass 3 of 4 amendments to constitution in Tuesdays election
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Voters line the hallway Tuesday morning at Gainesville First United Methodist Church waiting cast their ballots.
Though the first ballot amendment on schools failed, Georgia voters on Tuesday supported three other provision by high margins. Almost 60 percent voted against the Opportunity School District amendment, which would have provided greater state government involvement in failing schools. Here are how local Gainesville and Hall County stakeholders reacted to the other amendments and the likely effect of their passage.
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Where a new subdivision is being developed off Lake Lanier
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Construction crews prepare new single-family homes and townhomes currently going up Wednesday, April 2, 2025, off Chestatee Rd. near Bolding Mill in Hall County at the new Falcon Landing subdivision. - photo by Scott Rogers
A new housing development is springing up off the shores of Lake Lanier.
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