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News Articles: Georgia Politics

Gov. Brian Kemp

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Kemp signs bill to ease limit on new health care facilities, restates opposition to Medicaid expansion

The governor signed into law a high-profile health care measure Friday that is seen as a potential pathway to passing full Medicaid expansion next year — but not before casting fresh doubts on whether another year will change his mind.  

April 22, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are up to

The senator round-ups are back! For the past few weeks, Ossoff and Warnock have been helping Georgians across the state with issues, including addressing USPS mail delays; investing in clean drinking water; pushing for student loan debt relief; ensuring veterans' support in maternal health care; and planning to meet with the pope.

April 19, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Governor Kemp

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Governor Kemp signs tax cut bills

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed five bills into law Thursday that will save Georgia taxpayers money. 

April 18, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston speaks to reporters Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, outside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta. Boston is one of four Georgia district attorneys who sued to overturn a law that lets a new commission to discipline and remove prosecutors. A Fulton County judge heard arguments over whether she should freeze the law.

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Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority

Three district attorneys in Georgia are asking a judge to strike down a law creating a commission to discipline and remove prosecutors. They argue that it violates both the U.S. and Georgia constitutions.

April 16, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Senator Jon Ossoff

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WATCH: Ossoff presses postmaster general on Postal Service delays at tense Senate hearing

Sen. Jon Ossoff and a bipartisan panel of U.S. senators questioned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a Senate hearing Tuesday on U.S. Postal Service delays.

April 16, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis

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  • Politics

Black voters key to electing Biden in 2020. Money woes make some question their support in 2024

The economy is top of mind for caregiver and driver Jennifer Garner as the U.S. heads toward the November presidential election. Black voters overwhelmingly supported President Joe Biden in 2020 and were key to his win, but as many like Garner struggle to make ends meet now, there is some evidence that Black voter enthusiasm for Biden may be slipping. And Trump is hoping to capitalize on that.

April 16, 2024
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By:
  • Casey Quinlan
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, hugs Michaelah Montgomery, a local conservative activist, as he visits a Chick-fil-A eatery, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Atlanta.

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How a Black conservative activist arranged Donald Trump's stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A

Donald Trump's visit to a Chick-fil-A location in Atlanta electrified conservative media at a moment when Republicans hope to make inroads with Democrats' most committed voting bloc. The moment, however, frustrated many critics who saw his presence near the historic campuses as an affront.

April 15, 2024
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  • Associated Press
 A special prosecutor was appointed April 11 to investigate the conduct of Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones during the 2020 presidential election. Jones said he welcomed the chance to be cleared of any wrongdoing and accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of making a mockery of the legal system. File Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Law

Fulton 19 Update: Jones probe, Trump gets NYC day in court, Georgia summer trial date off track

Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, will lead an  investigation into whether Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ actions after the 2020 presidential election warrant criminal charges for illegally interfering in Georgia’s electoral vote count.

April 15, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia Power offices

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  • Politics

Critics pan Georgia Power fossil fuel plans ahead of state PSC hearing

The state’s utility regulators are set to vote Tuesday on Georgia Power’s proposal to increase its reliance on fossil fuels and renewable energy sources to meet skyrocketing demand.

April 15, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Dorota Mani sits at her desk in her Jersey City, N.J.

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  • Politics

States race to restrict deepfake porn as it becomes easier to create

As more people, including minors, become victims of deepfake pornography and the industry that’s growing out of it, state lawmakers are pursuing legislation to deter the unauthorized creation and dissemination of digitally altered images.

April 11, 2024
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  • Madyson Fitzgerald
Davante Jennings poses for a photo at the state Capitol, Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Atlanta. Not long ago, Jennings was not even an active voter. He had given up on politics after the 2016 presidential election, his first time voting. But he was targeted by the New Georgia Project ahead of the 2022 elections and now helps reach out to would-be voters.

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He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote

Davante Jennings sat out two historic election cycles in Georgia before realizing his cynicism was self-defeating. He's now 27 years old, works for a state lawmaker and volunteers for a not-for-profit organization that tries to coax disillusioned voters off the sidelines.

April 10, 2024
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  • Associated Press
PSC voting

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State PSC members could avoid voters for years as meter runs on Georgia Power rate hikes

A Georgia environmental organization is pushing against plans to postpone state utility regulator elections until 2025, arguing that further delay denies the rights of several million Georgia Power customers to elect members to a board that has approved several company proposals that have increased the financial burden on ratepayers.

April 05, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
People wait in line to vote on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Atlanta.

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A new election law battle is brewing in Georgia, this time over voter challenges

Last week, Republican lawmakers passed a new bill that would allow the removal of people from the voting rolls through challenges to voter eligibility. It awaits Kemp's signature or veto.

April 03, 2024
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  • Associated Press
The Georgia House of Representatives is shown in session on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

Which resurrected 'Frankenbill' passed during Georgia's 2024 legislative session? Here's our recap

The 2024 Georgia legislative session ended on Thursday, March 28, 2024, also known as Sine Die. Ahead of Sine Die, many lawmakers in the state House of Representatives and Senate tried to resurrect a handful of so-called 'Frankenbills' to get them passed. But only one made it past the finish line.

April 03, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton

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  • Politics

Republican state lawmakers revise Georgia election rules in time for 2024 campaign season

The 2024 election season may further highlight contentious voter eligibility challenges and result in the enactment of new rules governing future elections in Georgia.

April 01, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
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