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News Articles: Georgia Politics

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.

Johnny Isakson Announces Plans To Resign From U.S. Senate At End Of 2019

Georgia U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson will be resigning at the end of 2019.

August 28, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
Jill Biden campaigns on behalf of her husband, Democratic presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden, on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, in Great Falls, S.C.

Jill Biden Talks Faith, Politics During Atlanta Campaign Fundraiser

Speaking at a private event in Atlanta on Tuesday, former second lady Jill Biden celebrated recent endorsements for her husband, former Vice President...

August 27, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
The Georgia Court of Appeals was established in 1906 as the intermediate appellate court in Georgia .

Coroner: Autopsy Finds Georgia Judge Fatally Shot Himself

A Georgia coroner says an appeals court judge who was found dead from a gunshot over the weekend killed himself. Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler...

August 27, 2019
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  • Associated Press
The Georgia Court of Appeals located in the State Judicial Building in Atlanta.

Georgia Appeals Judge Stephen Goss Dies; DA Says Homicide Unlikely

An appeals judge in Georgia was found Saturday shot dead behind his Albany home, but officials do not believe it was a homicide. Albany police were...

August 26, 2019
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  • Associated Press
A volunteer scores the targets of several participants in the 11th District GOP's Fifth Annual Marksmanship Event and Barbecue

At GOP Fundraiser, Guns Are Not To Blame For Violence

Two weeks after a pair of deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio left 31 dead, a longstanding fundraiser at a gun range outside of Atlanta drew...

August 21, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler

Secretary Of State Reviewing Petition To Reexamine New Voting System

The secretary of state's office is reviewing a petition signed by more than 1,400 people asking for another, deeper look at the state's new voting...

August 19, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker delivers remarks at the Black Church PAC presidential candidate forum held during the Young Leaders Conference in Atlanta on Aug. 16, 2019.

2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates Work To Win Over Black Millennial Christians

Democratic presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker and Julian Castro were in Atlanta hoping to court the votes of black religious voters....

August 17, 2019
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  • Robert Jimison

Lawsuit Seeks To Stop Georgia From Implementing New Ballot-Marking Devices

One day after a ruling was issued that requires Georgia to ditch its outdated touchscreen voting machines in 2020, a group of voters asked a federal...

August 17, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler

Judge Says Georgia Must Scrap Outdated Electronic Voting Machines After 2019

A federal judge has denied a request to move all of this fall’s municipal elections in Georgia away from “unsecure, unreliable and grossly outdated...

August 15, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., speaks to constituents during a town hall meeting Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at a senior center in Lithonia, Ga.

Cancerous Pollution Sparks Questions From Rep. Hank Johnson

More than a week after an investigation by Georgia Health News and WebMD uncovered toxic levels of ethylene oxide in parts of metro Atlanta, congressman...

August 15, 2019
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  • Robert Jimison

In Their Own Words: Candidates For Georgia's 7th Congressional District

Among the races for U.S. House of Representatives around the country, few are as closely watched and contested as Georgia's 7th Congressional District....

August 14, 2019
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  • Robert Jimison
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao speaks at the 2019 congressional luncheon held by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in Macon.

Georgia Chamber's Congressional Luncheon Focuses On Economy

A strong economy locally and nationally was the central focus of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce's annual congressional luncheon in Macon. U.S....

August 14, 2019
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  • Stephen Fowler
House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., left, talks with Rep. Doug Collins, R-Georgia, the ranking member, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, June 10, 2019.

House Judiciary Launches Bipartisan Investigation Into Epstein's Death

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) are adding their voices those questioning the circumstances...

August 13, 2019
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By:
  • Robert Jimison
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck was indicted by a grand jury on 38 counts. As a candidate, Beck ran on anti-corruption.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck Federally Indicted

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck, a republican, has been federally indicted on 38 charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.

August 13, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro listens as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit.

2020 Candidates Aim To Court Young Black, Religious Voters With Campaign Stop In Atlanta

The campaign trail has been quiet after the Secretary of State announced Georgia's 2020 Presidential Primary was moving to a later date in March . No...

August 12, 2019
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  • Robert Jimison
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