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Political Rewind: Health Care Takes Center Stage In State Budget Talks

Monday on Political Rewind , formal meetings in the legislature were put on hold last week as agency heads and legislative leaders discussed Gov. Brian...

February 10, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
Georgia State House Rep. Rick Jasperse talks with colleagues during the first day of the year for the 2020 general session of the state legislature.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Legislators Huddle As Budget Break Begins

Thursday on Political Rewind , Gov. Brian Kemp has offered a sharp rebuke to lawmakers who have called a halt to the legislative session to try and...

February 06, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Members of the Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections speak at a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.

Athens-Clarke County Begins Testing, Preps As March Election Looms

The Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections has begun testing components of Georgia’s new $104 million ballot-marking device voting system that will be...

February 04, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Precinct captain Carl Voss of Des Moines displays the Iowa Democratic Party caucus reporting app on his phone outside of the Iowa Democratic Party headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.

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Political Rewind: The Afternoon Following The Iowa Caucuses

On this edition of Political Rewind , it's our second live show of the day as we await the results of Monday night's Iowa caucuses. At least some...

February 04, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
In this photo taken Aug. 8, 2010, Georgia Libertarian gubernatorial candidate John Monds faces off against his Republican and Democratic counterparts during a forum held at the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta.

Former Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Announces Presidential Campaign

John Monds, a 2010 Georgia gubernatorial candidate, has announced that he will seek the Libertarian nomination for president. Monds was also the first...

February 04, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
Caucus goers check in at Roosevelt High School, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Political Rewind: The Morning After Iowa

On this morning's edition of Political Rewind , Democratic candidates for president are campaigning in New Hampshire this morning even as they await the...

February 04, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
President Donald Trump (left), former South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg (center) and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (right) raised the most money from Georgians in the last quarter of the year in the presidential contest.

Trump, Buttigieg, Sanders Top Presidential Fundraising Field In Georgia Last Quarter

About 10,000 Georgians individually gave nearly $3 million to Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns from October to December last year,...

February 03, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler

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Political Rewind: A Look At New Fundraising Numbers In Georgia Congressional Races

Monday on Political Rewind , new fundraising totals for Georgia candidates for the U.S. Senate show Republicans incumbent Sens. David Perdue and Kelly...

February 03, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut

Some Georgia US House And Senate Candidates Start 2020 With Millions In The Bank

Candidates for a pair of U.S. Senate seats and several competitive U.S. House races raked in millions of dollars in campaign contributions in the last...

February 02, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
House Bill 757 would replace the upcoming free-for-all "jungle" primary for the special election over the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Kelly Loeffler with a traditional party primary.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Bill Shaping Race For Loeffler Seat Stalls In State House

On Friday's Political Rewind , House Speaker David Ralston has ended speculation that the legislature could pass a bill forcing primary elections for...

January 31, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

Secretary Of State Says Fix 'Jungle Primaries' – Just Not This Year

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger wants to postpone any changes to a so-called "jungle primary" rule until after this November's special...

January 31, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
Rev. Raphael Warnock sspeaks at the annual MLK Commemorative Service in Atlanta.

Raphael Warnock Is Running For US Senate

The senior pastor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s church in Atlanta on Thursday entered the race for a U.S. Senate special election, hoping to capitalize on...

January 30, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
Rev. Raphael Warnock speaks at the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA., where he is senior pastor.

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Political Rewind: State Democrats Gain 'Unity' Senate Candidate

Thursday on Political Rewind , Rev. Raphael Warnock, the pastor of historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, announced he is a candidate for Sen. Kelly Loeffler...

January 30, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Doug Collins Is Running For US Senate

Georgia Congressman Doug Collins has officially launched his campaign for U.S. Senate, opening a rift in the Republican party that adds another layer of...

January 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

Some Voting Machine Issues Present In Southwest Georgia Special Election

Elections officials in three southwest Georgia counties reported no issues with the state’s new touchscreen ballot-marking device system during early...

January 29, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
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