Asia Ashley
Social Justice Reporter at CNHI News
AU alumna. Twin. Thrifter. Award winning journalist for enterprise, feature & investigative writing
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Jan 14, 2024 |
newsaegis.com | Asia Ashley
Amid shifting views on social issues, a mass exodus of congregations from the United Methodist Church has essentially concluded at its Dec. 31, 2023, deadline. Across the country, more than 7,600 churches, or approximately 25 percent, have left the UMC, driven by divisiveness about LGBTQ issues and local control among other issues. The majority of the disaffiliated churches are in the South.
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Jan 13, 2024 |
valdostadailytimes.com | Asia Ashley
ATLANTA — Republicans are set on prioritizing state oversight of local prosecutors. The only bill pre-filed by Republicans ahead of the Jan. 8 legislative session as of Jan. 2 aims to allow the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission to begin accepting complaints against district attorneys and solicitors general.
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Jan 13, 2024 |
timesenterprise.com | Asia Ashley
ATLANTA — One of many proposals to allow sports betting in Georgia has made its way out of a Senate committee for the second time. Senate Bill 172, which would authorize and regulate sports betting in Georgia, was favorably reported out of the Senate Regulated Industries & Utilities Committee last year; however, it was tabled on the Senate floor days later after it did not receive the required votes to advance it to the House. The bill’s sponsor, Sen.
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Jan 11, 2024 |
valdostadailytimes.com | Asia Ashley
Amid shifting views on social issues, a mass exodus of congregations from the United Methodist Church has essentially concluded at its Dec. 31, 2023 deadline. Across the country, more than 7,600 churches, or approximately 25%, have left the UMC driven by divisiveness over LGBTQ issues and local control among other issues. The majority of the disaffiliated churches are in the South.
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Jan 9, 2024 |
cnhinews.com | Asia Ashley
Lawyers for Kenneth Eugene Smith plan to appeal a district judge’s order authorizing the state to proceed with its first nitrogen gas execution. In a Jan. 10 48-page order, U.S. District Court Judge Austin Huffaker Jr. of the northern division of Alabama’s middle district, denied Smith’s request for a preliminary injunction for his second execution attempt. Smith — who was sentenced to death by a jury in an 11-1 vote in 1996 for a 1988 murder — was set to be executed on Nov.
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