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FILE PHOTO: Feb 14, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Former USA president Jimmy Carter shown at the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

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The Life and Legacy of Jimmy Carter - A GPB Podcast Special - Part 1

A GPB special program looking back at the life and legacy of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, focusing on his work through the Carter Center to promote human rights, conflict resolution, and the eradication of preventable diseases worldwide. Plus, his role in establishing Georgia's film industry and the impact of his presidency and post-presidency on the state and the nation. 

December 29, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Atlanta bail bondsman Scott Hall (center) is the first defendant to strike a deal with prosecutors in the sweeping 2020 election interference racketeering case.

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  • News

Battleground: Ballot Box | 2020 election RICO update: a plea deal and courtroom appeals

On this episode, we look at the latest developments in the Georgia 2020 election interference RICO case, including a plea deal.

October 12, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
Former President Donald Trump's indictment in Georgia has opened up an already-deepened rift in the state GOP.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | The push to punish DA Fani Willis widens a Republican rift

On this episode, we look at how Georgia's indictments are deepening the Republican rift between Trump’s biggest supporters and the rest of the GOP.

September 19, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | 19 defendants, two courthouses and a flurry of filings

On this special episode, we walk through some of the latest motions filed in Georgia's election interference racketeering case.

September 06, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
Donald Trump is shown in a mugshot photo.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Trump’s arresting hold on the GOP

On this special episode, we look at Donald Trump’s Georgia arrest — and his arresting hold over the GOP presidential primary.

August 29, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Nineteen people, including former president Donald Trump, have been indicted in a sprawling racketeering case stemming from attempts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Breaking down the Georgia indictments

On this episode, we dig deeper into the Georgia election interference indictments against Donald Trump and 18 others.

August 18, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
The Trump Impeachment Trial - Day 4: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Why Trump's grand election plan now goes to a grand jury

On this episode, we go deeper into Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of Georgia’s election and how prosecutors are likely to show those actions were tantamount to a criminal enterprise.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, on Nov. 19, 2020. Giuliani is scheduled to appear in an Atlanta courthouse on Aug. 17, 2022, to testify before a special grand jury in an investigation into possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | How false claims fanned post-election flames in Georgia

On this episode, we’ll start to untangle a complicated web spun by some of the Trump allies who may face charges here in Georgia in the coming days.

August 10, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
Voters wait in line at Park Tavern in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | How Georgia's recent elections planted seeds for future conspiracies

On this episode, we’ll turn back the clock to understand how we got here and why Georgia’s election system became ground zero for election conspiracies.

August 07, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
A new season of GPB's "Battleground: Ballot Box" tracking anticipated indictments in the 2020 election interference probe launches Aug. 7, 2023

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  • Elections

New season of GPB’s ‘Battleground: Ballot Box’ to follow Georgia Trump election case

GPB's Battleground: Ballot Box podcast will return to cover likely indictments stemming from an investigation into election interference in Georgia starting Aug. 7, 2023.

July 31, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
Hundreds of local elections officials from across the state gathered for an annual training conference on Jekyll Island in February 2023.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | There is no offseason in elections administration

On today’s special episode, we take stock of the state of elections in Georgia, roughly one year before the presidential race begins in earnest.

February 28, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a ceremonial swearing-in of Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., as his children Chloe and Caleb Warnock hold the Bible, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | 2023 sees Georgia on the rise in Washington

On this special episode, we travel to Washington, D.C. and speak with Georgia lawmakers who'll play an important role in Congress.

January 06, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
The line to vote at the board of elections in Macon, Ga. stretched around the corner from the front door and into a half hour wait by around 1pm on the final day of early voting Friday.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | As midterms end, Georgia's political spotlight burns brighter than ever

On this final regular episode, we look at the 2022 midterm elections in Georgia and how they will influence the future of American politics.

December 15, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Libertarian candidate Shane Hazel (center) interrupts the moderators,  Democrat Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp in an Atlanta Press Club debate Monday, Oct. 17, 2022.

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Disruptions and disagreements dominate Georgia debates

On this week's episode, we look at what key general election debates tell us — or don’t — about Georgia’s top candidates.

October 19, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop (left) and Republican Chris West (right) are locked in Georgia's only competitive U.S. House race.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | The road to November runs through Southwest Georgia

On this week's episode, we take a deep dive into Georgia's 2nd Congressional District race and its potential effect on the midterm election.

October 05, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
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