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There was plenty of news across Georgia on Wednesday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories from the past 24 hours.

Karen Handel's Campaign Says Her Husband's 'Plantation' Social Media Share 'A Mistake'
The husband of Georgia's 6th Congressional District candidate Karen Handel retweeted an image Tuesday that included a message for voters to "free the black slaves from the Democratic plantation." It is unclear how Steve Handel's social media gaffe will affect the race, which pits Republican Karen Handel against first-time candidate, Democrat Jon Ossoff, and is being viewed by many as a litmus test of President Donald Trump's popularity.

Georgia Drinking Water Among Nation's Least Safe: Report

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Georgia's drinking water is among the least-safe in the United States, according to a new report by the National Resources Defense Council. According to the report, Georgia had the nation's fifth-most violations of the 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act in 2015, the year that was analyzed in the study.

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