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Georgia Businesses Received $14.5 Billion In Paycheck Protection Program Loans

More than 156,000 Georgia businesses received a loan from the federal government as part of coronavirus relief, according to new data released from the...

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Nicole Sadek ,
  • and 2 more
GPB News NPR

At Least 8,000 Absentee Ballots In Georgia Rejected For Coming In Late

While a record 1.1 million Georgians voted by mail in this year’s June 9 primary, thousands more ballots were not counted because they came in after the...

July 10, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Ada Wood ,
  • and 2 more

'They're All Pretty Anxious:' Local Leaders Await Federal Coronavirus Aid

Georgia has received more than $4 billion from the federal government to cover coronavirus-related spending by state and local governments. Many cities...

June 24, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Laura Corley
Georgia is sitting on more than $1 billion in coronavirus relief funding as local governments slash budgets.

Georgia Sits On Over $1 Billion In COVID Funds As Local Governments Slash Budgets

Georgia has received more than $4 billion in federal funding to help the state and local governments soften the blow of the coronavirus pandemic, but...

June 23, 2020
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By:
  • Laura Corley,
  • David Armstrong,
  • and 1 more

Georgia Primary Live Updates: Some Polls Stay Open Later; Finger-Pointing Over Problems Begins

It’s finally Election Day in Georgia, where voters will make their choices in the presidential and general primaries. More than 1.3 million voters have...

June 10, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Grant Blankenship ,
  • and 7 more
More than 1.1 million Georgians have already participated in the June 9 primary, driven in part by a record-setting surge in votes by mail due to the coronavirus.

Breaking Down The 1.1 Million Votes Already Cast In Georgia’s June 9 Primary

More than 1.1 million Georgians have already participated in the June 9 primary, driven in part by a record-setting surge in votes by mail due to the...

June 05, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Laura Corley ,
  • and 3 more
Georgians planning to vote in person next week for the June 9 primary could face long wait times - and not just because of the coronavirus.

Tagged as: 

  • Elections

More Voters, Fewer Polls Means Long Lines Likely For Georgia Primary

Georgians planning to vote in person next week for the June 9 primary could face long wait times – and not just because of the coronavirus. A surge in...

June 03, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler,
  • Nicole Sadek,
  • and 3 more
Macon voters head to the polls on the first day of early voting, June 9. Turnout appeared to be light.

Social Distancing, Light Turnout Mark Georgia’s First Day Of Coronavirus Early Voting

On the first day of early voting for the June 9 primary, Georgia voters were met with masked poll workers, increased sanitation and socially-distanced...

May 19, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Grant Blankenship ,
  • and 2 more
When early voting starts on Monday, things are going to look different because of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus Brings Changes, Closures, Extra Precautions To Georgia’s Early Voting Process

When Georgians head to the polls Monday for the first statewide election on Georgia’s new $104 million touchscreen voting system in the postponed...

May 15, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Ada Wood ,
  • and 2 more
More than 1 million absentee ballot applications have been processed for the June 9 primary election, a number that is expected to grow. These ten counties have approved the most as of May 2.

Georgia’s Mail-In Ballot Requests On Track To Surpass Total 2018 Primary Turnout

Nearly two-thirds of Georgia’s 159 counties have approved more absentee ballot requests for the June 9 primary than the total number of votes cast in...

May 06, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Eric Fan ,
  • and 1 more
Ballot-marking devices are set up in a Paulding County polling place. Elections officials are taking new safety precautions for the June 9 primary because of the coronavirus..

Georgia Elections Officials Grapple With Potential COVID-19 Illness At Polls

Georgia elections officials face a daunting question as they prepare for early voting in the June 9 primary in the midst of a global pandemic: What do...

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Nicole Sadek ,
  • and 2 more
Voters wait in line at a polling place in Vinings.

Georgia Elections Officials Navigate Sea Of Absentee Applications While Polling Places Back Out

More than half a million absentee ballot applications have been processed for Georgia’s June 9 primary so far, overwhelming local officials who already...

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Laura Corley ,
  • and 1 more
Fulton County Government employees process stacks of absentee ballot applications.

Fulton County Elections Employee Dies Of COVID-19

An employee in Fulton County’s election office has died from COVID-19 and another was hospitalized, underscoring safety concerns local elections...

April 29, 2020
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By:
  • Nicole Sadek
Henry County Elections Director Ameika Pitts casts a ballot in a mock election Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020.

Georgia Elections Officials Prep for ‘Unprecedented’ Primary As Coronavirus Looms

As coronavirus continues to spread in communities across Georgia, elections officials are grappling with the challenge of running a safe, fair and...

April 28, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Laura Corley ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia News Lab students discovered county tax commissioners can personally earn fees from the collection of city taxes, and sometimes even the counties where they work don't know how much they pocket.

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  • Your Money

Your County Tax Commissioner Might Be Profiting Personally From Collecting Your City Taxes

If you grumble about paying taxes, you might have another reason to complain. A new investigation shows Georgia county tax commissioners are allowed to...

June 11, 2019
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By:
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more
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