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News Articles: Georgia Politics

Hand with a syringe in it.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: As Vaccinations Ramp Up, Health Leaders Tackle Outreach, Persistent Obstacles

Friday on Political Rewind: the COVID-19 pandemic in the current moment. We spoke to Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Rice and her colleagues have been on the front lines of a campaign encouraging African Americans communities to embrace the vaccine. Also, we asked our experts about Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to drop restrictions.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
An illustration of author Heather McGhee and the cover of her book, The Sum Of Us.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Author Heather McGhee On Racism's Costs And How Solidarity Can Make The Difference

Thursday on Political Rewind: a look at systemic racism and the toll it takes across society. Racism targets people of color, but ultimately harms us all; that is the premise of author Heather McGhee's new book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. The author joins us on today’s show with Emory University's Dr. Andra Gillespie.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Cardboard cutouts of fans in the otherwise empty seats face the field during the sixth inning of a baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays in Atlanta, in this Thursday, July 30, 2020, file photo. Georgia’s new voting law _ which critics claim severely limits access to the ballot box, especially for people of color _ has prompted calls from as high as the White House to consider moving the midsummer classic out of Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Lawmakers Call Foul On MLB, Big Business Criticism Of Ga.'s New Election Law

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Following its decision to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta, MLB announced yesterday it hold the event at Coors Field in Denver, Colo. The move has led analysts to highlights the sharp contrast between Georgia's new election law, which creates hurdles for voting by mail, and Colorado’s laws, which sends absentee ballot applications forms to every legal voter.

April 07, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
An illustration of a magnifying glass looking at ballot box.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Absentee Ballots, Drop Boxes And Election Boards? Unpacking Ga.'s New Election Law

Tuesday on Political Rewind: The partisan fight to define Georgia’s new election law continues. SB 202 shapes how ballots are cast, votes are processed and who oversees the state’s elections. Our panel attempts to answer your questions while digging into the details of the bill.

April 06, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
In this April 1, 2020, file photo, a man wearing a mask walks past posters encouraging participation in the 2020 Census in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. A delay in census data is scrambling plans in some states to redraw districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures. The Census Bureau has said redistricting data that was supposed to be provided to states by the end of March won't be ready until August or September. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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  • Elections

The Next Big Political Battle In Georgia: Redistricting

As controversy swirls over the comprehensive new voting law that drastically alters Georgia’s election system, another battle with equally profound implications looms on the horizon: redistricting.

April 05, 2021
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  • Isaiah Poritz ,
  • David Armstrong ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: MLB All-Star Game Pullout Pours Fuel On Election Law Controversy In Georgia

Monday on Political Rewind: Georgia remains in the center of a national political storm as the country debates the sweeping changes Republicans made to the state’s voting laws. The decision by Major League Baseball to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta was a stinging rebuke,

April 05, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Kemp MLB AP

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  • Politics

'I Will Not Be Backing Down': Kemp Vows To Fight After MLB Pulls All-Star Game

News of Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over its sweeping new voting law reverberated among fans Saturday, while Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to defend the measure in court, saying “free and fair elections” are worth any threats, boycotts or lawsuits to come.

April 03, 2021
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  • Associated Press
Lawmakers at Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Embrace Pecans, Skip Sports Bets In 2021's Masked Session

Lawmakers named the pecan the official state nut as an intended boost to an industry that suffered generational losses during 2018’s Hurricane Michael.

April 02, 2021
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Georgia Gov. Brain Kemp signs 2021 election law

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  • Elections

Georgia Today: Fallout Intensifies Over Georgia's Controversial Election Law

Voting rights groups continue to push back against the state's sweeping new election law. The measure signed by Gov. Brian Kemp passed without Democratic support, catapulting Georgia smack into the center of a brewing nationwide battle over how Americans vote. In this episode, we'll hear how the law changes the state's election system, and as calls grow louder for companies to boycott Georgia, how the controversy could affect the economy.  

April 02, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Legislators celebrate the end of the 2021 legislative session, in the Senate chamber at the State Capitol early Thursday, April 1, 2021, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Sine Die 2021: What Passed And Failed In Georgia's Legislative Session?

With a flurry of tossed papers and bleary-eyed cheers of "Sine Die!," the Georgia General Assembly ended its 2021 session early Thursday morning, capping off a busy stretch of campaigning, coronavirus and controversial decisions. After three months and 40 legislative days, Georgia lawmakers have passed a number of high-profile bills — and left many on the cutting room floor until next year.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Lawmakers throw torn papers into the air at the end of the 2021 legislative session in the General Assembly just after midnight on April 1, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Corporate Criticism Of Election Law; Aftermath Of Sine Die As Legislators Go Home

Thursday on Political Rewind, as legislators brought the 2021 General Assembly session to an end late last night, they faced an onslaught of harsh criticism from corporate leaders who went public to condemn the controversial election measures that are now Georgia law.

April 01, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
David Cowan, ASL interpreter for Georgia Capitol

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  • News

Lawmakers Brief: In Conversation With The Dome's ASL Interpreter, David Cowan

David Cowan, American Sign Language interpreter for the Georgia Capitol, speaks with GPB’s Lawmakers Reporter Brenda Waters. 

March 31, 2021
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By:
  • Fenly Foxen
An illustration of paper falling over a screen showing a vote on a bill.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Sine Die — Last Chance For Key Legislation On Final Day Of Georgia Legislature

Today on Political Rewind: On the 40th and final day of the Georgia legislative session, key bills remain unresolved. Plus, a district court judge has opened the door making it easier for third party candidates to run for federal office in Georgia. What does that mean for expanding your choices on election day?

March 31, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Voting machines

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  • Law

Here Are All The Lawsuits Challenging Georgia's New Voting Law

Four separate federal lawsuits say parts of Georgia's new 98-page voting law violate the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act by discriminating against nonwhite voters and making unnecessary changes.

March 30, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
Gov. Kemp Signs Elections Bill

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Potential Backlash From New Election Law; Ga. Bills In Play On Eve Of Sine Die

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Fallout from the arrest of Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon continues. The representative from Atlanta returned to the state Capitol yesterday. Also, after winning approval from the state Senate, an overhaul of Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law is one step closer to final approval.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
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