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News Articles: Election 2022

Board of Elections in Macon

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  • Elections

Elections board takes Macon-Bibb mayor, county commissioners to court over supervisor selection

Superior Court judge asked to block Macon Mayor Lester Miller’s plan to select supervisor candidate through a bi-partisan committee of commissioners.

August 19, 2022
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  • Liz Fabian
Voters stand in a line as they wait to vote early on Oct. 19, 2020, in Athens, Ga. Lawyers on Monday, July 18, 2022, asked a federal judge to block Georgia's 2021 ban on giving gifts including food and water to voters waiting in line.

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  • News

Judge declines to block ban on giving food, water to voters

A judge has declined to block a section of a Georgia election law that bans handing out food and water to voters waiting in line. The provision is part of a sweeping elections overhaul passed by Georgia lawmakers last year.

August 19, 2022
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  • Associated Press
State school superintendent candidates

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  • Education

Georgia state school superintendent candidates lay out visions for teacher retention, funding

The two candidates vying to lead Georgia’s public schools shared a stage Thursday to sound off on the top issues facing teachers and students at a forum sponsored by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education.

August 19, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks about the economy in McDonough July 29, 2022.

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  • Politics

Kemp blasts subpoena in Fulton election probe as tensions mount

An investigation into political election interference in Georgia is being accused of becoming political itself.

August 18, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Missouri and American flags fly outside Planned Parenthood June 24, 2022, in St. Louis. Planned Parenthood, the nation's leading reproductive health care provider and abortion rights advocacy organization, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November's midterm elections, pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot.

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  • News

Planned Parenthood to spend record $50M in midterm elections

The nation's leading abortion rights advocacy organization, Planned Parenthood, plans to spend a record $50 million ahead of November's midterm elections. It's pouring money into contests where access to abortion will be on the ballot.

August 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at The Neighborhood Lot on Friday, July 29, 2022, in McDonough, Ga. On Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, Kemp announced he would use federal COVID-19 relief money to make $350 payments to more than 3 million Georgians who benefit from Medicaid, subsidized child health insurance, food stamps or cash welfare.

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  • News

Kemp will hand out up to $1.2B in cash to poorer Georgians

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend up to $1.2 billion on payments of $350 apiece to poorer Georgians. More than 3 million people who were benefitting from Medicaid, subsidized child health insurance, food stamps or cash welfare assistance as of July 31 will get the money.

August 16, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media after Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

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  • Politics

Judge says Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify in Fulton County grand jury investigation

The South Carolina Senator made calls to Georgia's Secretary of State after the 2020 election.

August 15, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks about the economy in McDonough July 29, 2022.

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  • Politics

Kemp seeks tax breaks, rebutting Abrams on economy

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will call for tax breaks in the first major policy proposals of his reelection campaign. Kemp on Thursday plans to propose another state income tax rebate and renew a long dormant state property tax break.

August 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Why Georgia's economy is good/bad for Democrats/Republicans

On this week's episode, we look at how Georgia's top candidates are talking about local and national economic issues.

August 10, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Stacey Abrams

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  • Politics

Stacey Abrams says it’s time for Georgia to support casino gambling and sports betting

With the economy, fears of inflation, and the constant blame of President Joe Biden’s policies tagged to Democrats across America during the midterm election season, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams unveiled her economic plan.

August 10, 2022
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  • Itoro Umontuen
Stacey Abrams delivers a major economic policy platform address at Atlantucky Brewing in Castleberry Hill on August 9, 2022.

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  • Politics

Abrams seeks to invest to build inclusive economy in Georgia

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says it's time for Georgia to use its budget surplus to invest in its residents. Abrams said in an Atlanta speech Tuesday that Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has been hurting the state by prioritizing low taxes and low spending.

August 10, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Road to Majority conference Friday, June 17, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The Georgia prosecutor investigating the conduct of former President Trump and his allies after the 2020 election is trying to compel U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to testify before a special grand jury. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, filed petitions with the judge overseeing the special grand jury.

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  • Politics

Takeaways: Trump tightens grip on GOP, narrow Squad victory

After an uneven start, Donald Trump's tour of revenge ousted Republican members of Congress, unleashed an army of Trump-backed "America First" candidates to beat back the establishment and strengthened his grip on the party.

August 10, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams speaks on Thursday, July 28, 2022, during a rally in Clayton, Ga.

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  • News

Abrams tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms

Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has COVID-19. Abrams campaign spokesperson Alex Floyd says Abrams tested positive for the respiratory illness Wednesday morning after giving a public speech on the economy Tuesday night in Atlanta.

August 10, 2022
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  • Associated Press
The line for early voting at the Buckhead Library in Atlanta on May 20, 2022.

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  • Elections

Georgia asks appeals court to return PSC elections to ballot

The state of Georgia is asking a federal appeals court to put elections for public service commissioners back on the November ballot. The appeal came Monday after a federal judge last week found statewide election of Georgia's five commissioners illegally dilutes Black votes.

August 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Democratic candidate for Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams poses for a portrait in front of the State Seal of Georgia Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Decatur, Ga.

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  • Politics

Abrams calls on using budget surplus to invest in Georgians

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says it's time for Georgia to use its budget surplus to invest in its residents.  In a preview of a speech on the economy she's expected to deliver Tuesday, Abrams says Gov. Brian Kemp and other Republicans have been hurting the state by prioritizing low taxes and low spending.

August 09, 2022
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  • Associated Press
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