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Lawsuit charges State Election Board with meeting illegally

A nonprofit nonpartisan watchdog group filed a lawsuit Friday charging the State Election Board with violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act after meeting last week without legally required public notice or a quorum.

July 19, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

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If a presidential nominee drops out, what happens to states’ ballots?

The Electoral College could help Democrats avoid a complicated situation in the event President Joe Biden withdraws from the race after his name is printed on ballots. States Newsroom reporters and editors in the network’s 39 states explored how a presidential candidate could be replaced on ballots — should the nominee drop out or become unable to continue their campaign following the party conventions.

July 19, 2024
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  • Jennifer Shutt
 Congressman Hank Johnson (center) and state lawmakers Derrick Jackson and Sonya Halpern held a press conference Wednesday to condemn Project 2025, which is the conservative Heritage Foundation’s controversial presidential transition plan. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Dems try to redirect focus to conservative Project 2025 agenda as Biden campaign struggles

Georgia Democrats are joining their national colleagues in sounding the alarm about an influential conservative think tank’s presidential transition plan called Project 2025.

July 18, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
 A spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp said the state “will continue to pursue the necessary time to demonstrate the program’s viability by working with CMS.” Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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Federal judge rejects Georgia’s request to extend length of time for state’s limited Medicaid plan

A federal judge has denied the state’s end-around attempt to gain back time lost during the Biden administration’s unsuccessful bid to block the governor’s limited Medicaid expansion program.

July 17, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
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Artificial Intelligence on the minds of Georgia Senate study committee

The Georgia Senate Artificial Intelligence Study Committee is set to meet Wednesday at Georgia Tech to explore the extent Georgia lawmakers should promote policies to attract AI business and research and how much they should focus on preventing pitfalls like loss of jobs or privacy.

July 16, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Aubrey Clark stands with a Trump 2024 sign on the side of Eisenhower Parkway on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Lizella, Georgia. A half dozen supporters, including members of the Bibb County Republican Party, gathered to show their support for former president Trump two days after an attempted assassination attempt on him in Pennsylvania. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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Small crowds rally across Bibb County in response to Trump assassination attempt

Behind a rubber face mask of former President Donald Trump was Macon-Bibb County Republican Party Chair David Sumrall on the side of a highway Monday morning. Members of the Bibb County GOP kicked off a day-long series of rallies at 7 a.m. in response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday.

July 16, 2024
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  • Jesse Fraga
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

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Georgia officials react to assassination attempt on Trump

Georgia Republican and Democratic officials are condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday. 

July 15, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Sen. Jon Ossoff at a press conference on July 11, 2024, discussing the Federal Prison Oversight Act that passed in the Senate the same day and heads to the President’s desk to become law. (Screenshot)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Ossoff protecting human trafficking victims, Warnock safeguarding veterans

For the week ending July 12, Warnock and Ossoff worked on improving connectivity in Georgia, securing funding for clean energy transportation in three cities, improving support for human trafficking victims, and safeguarding veterans from exploitive entities.

July 12, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Black faith leaders reaffirm support for President Biden at the Capitol

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'Don't listen to the pundits': Black faith leaders in Georgia reaffirm support for Biden

Black faith leaders expressed support Thursday for President Joe Biden as others called for him step down following a poor performance at a  presidential debate against Donald Trump.

July 11, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Fulton County election workers sort absentee ballots during a pilot audit after the June 9 primary.

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GOP election board members press new rules over handling of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election

Georgia’s State Election Board gave initial approval to an amended rule Tuesday that would give local officials more authority to dispute election results if there is a discrepancy in vote totals tallied and the number of votes cast at precincts.

July 10, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Wednesday’s announcement is part of the escalating fight this year for control of state legislatures across the country, even though both chambers in Georgia are expected to stay in GOP hands. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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National Democratic party unveils plan to loosen the GOP’s strong grip on the Georgia Legislature

The national Democratic party plans to target four Republican-held seats in the Georgia General Assembly this year in hopes of chipping away at the GOP’s grip on power under the Gold Dome.

July 10, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
 First lady Jill Biden speaks to supporters in Columbus on Monday as part of a three-stop swing in battleground states to launch Veterans and Military Families for Biden-Harris. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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Jill Biden rejects calls for president to step aside at rally near Georgia’s largest military base

First lady Jill Biden rallied Democrats in a west Georgia community that’s home to one of the country’s largest military bases Monday as the Biden-Harris campaign works to tamp down concerns after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance in Atlanta more than a week ago.

July 09, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

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Groups readying mass voter challenges in Georgia’s 2024 elections. There’s an app for that.

The age of technologically assisted mass voter challenges is well upon us, and these tools could have a major impact on the 2024 elections. Fans of the apps say they will help prevent cheating by removing invalid voters from the rolls, making it harder for bad actors to cast fake votes. Opponents say all they will do is insert chaos into the process.

July 08, 2024
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Stanley Dunlap

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Artificial intelligence to affect broad range of public services

Georgia lawmakers may or may not develop legislation this summer and fall to establish state standards for regulating emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

July 08, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Sen. Warnock pictured on June 28, 2024, during his first visit with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. (CDC)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Warnock visits CDC, Ossoff protecting election workers

For the week ending July 5, 2024, Warnock and Ossoff worked on protecting election workers ahead of this year's elections, visiting the CDC to discuss maternal mortality and federal funding's impact on public health, improving affordable housing in rural areas, and helping Georgia farmers export more pecans.

July 05, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
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