The battle over voter confidence in Georgia’s election machines flared up after the Legislature decided last month to keep them until 2028.

Frontline Policy, an influential Georgia conservative lobbying group, is facing $17,500 in fines in connection to complaints over unregistered lobbying and failing to file more than $380,000 in mandatory disclosure reports.

Georgia tax revenues fell in June, driven by a gas tax suspension and income tax refunds.

On Thursday, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger released results from a risk-limiting audit of the June 16 runoff, which he says showed the flaws of hand-marked paper ballots.

Georgia’s ballot QR code crisis is resolved for now, but a late change to an elections bill passed during last month’s special session adds a new twist to the question of how future elections across the state will be run. 

A state legislative commission studying maternal and infant health outcomes in Georgia has released its final recommendations.

Dozens of new laws go into effect Wednesday in Georgia.

The city of Atlanta has placed a temporary ban on any new self-storage facilities. GPB’s Amanda Andrews reports that the city is reevaluating how the facilities impact neighborhoods.

Elections officials are preparing for changes in election laws after a bill laying the groundwork for a new voting system in 2028, and expanding ballot audits in this year’s midterms in November passed the state legislature.

The state legislature concluded its special session Tuesday by passing a solution to a looming election deadline.

$13 million for centers was among the cuts made to pay for income tax break package

Big spending and late endorsements factored into a few key GOP races, says Emory University political scientist Zachary Peskowitz.

In an unexpected move, Georgia House and Senate leaders decline to redraw Georgia legislative maps — for now.

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins will be the Republican U.S. Senate nominee to face incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff on the ballot in November. Republican voters also picked Rick Jackson to compete against Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Georgia lawmakers will convene for a special session beginning Wednesday. On the agenda are a few key issues with potentially huge consequences for elections, notably the redrawing of congressional and state legislative district maps and ballot laws. GPB's Sarah Kallis spoke with GPB's All Things Considered host Peter Biello about what to expect during this special session.