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News Articles: Georgia Politics

DeKalb District Attorney Sherri Boston addressed reporters on September 22 outside the Fulton County Courthouse.

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Judge allows prosecuting attorney's oversight commission to begin investigations

A Fulton County Superior Court Judge decided the new prosecuting attorney’s oversight commission can beginning investigations despite a pending legal challenge.

October 02, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
 Booking photos from the Fulton County conspiracy case

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Fulton 19 recap: Trump sticks with Fulton venue, first defendant accepts a plea agreement, and more

Former Republican President Donald Trump’s decision to no longer press for his Fulton County election interference case to be moved to federal court signals a change of course in the conspiracy case against Trump and his 18 co-defendants.

 

October 02, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Media network paid by GOP groups is behind deluge of election records requests

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Media network paid by GOP groups is behind deluge of election records requests

In North Carolina, Local Labs wanted obscure voter records that would take weeks, or even months, to prepare. In Georgia, the company requested a copy of every envelope voters used to mail in their ballots. 

October 02, 2023
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  • Jen Fifield, Votebeat
Warnock File

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Warnock, Georgia Democrats ‘gravely concerned’ about impact of Medicaid unwinding error on children

Lawmakers press feds to ‘leverage every resource’ to keep eligible Georgians covered.

 

September 29, 2023
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  • Jill Nolin
State Sen. Colton Moore

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State Sen. Colton Moore suspended from Republican Caucus

The Georgia Senate Republican Caucus has suspended freshman Sen. Colton Moore after he unsuccessfully pushed for a special legislative session to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump.

September 29, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Burmese pythons

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State regulators reaffirm support for Burmese python rules meant to protect native wildlife in GA

State regulators rejected a push from an advocacy group representing reptile enthusiasts to reconsider new rules adopted last year that restricted ownership of Burmese pythons. 

September 27, 2023
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  • Jill Nolin

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Attorneys spar over Georgia’s voting law after federal judge temporarily blocks some provisions

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will determine whether to continue blocking provisions of Georgia’s 2021 election law overhaul that civil rights groups say discriminates against Black and disabled voters.

September 26, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap

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Gun rights activists are calling on legislators to ensure ‘right to self-defense’

GA2A, a Georgia Second Amendment advocacy group, launched a "Stand Up for Stand Your Ground" campaign 

September 25, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Boat

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Georgia lawmakers to tackle fishing rights issue

Georgia lawmakers passed legislation on the last day of this year’s General Assembly session guaranteeing Georgians the right to fish in navigable portions of the state’s rivers and streams.

September 25, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Russell McMurry

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DOT Commissioner McMurry’s salary raised to $550K

The State Transportation Board Thursday approved a $100,000 pay raise for Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry, increasing his annual salary to $550,000.

September 22, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
State Rep. Patty Bentley marries Bobby Stinson outside the Georgia Capitol on Sept. 20, 2023.

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State lawmaker gets married at the Georgia Capitol

State Rep. Patty Bentley joyously changed her last name to Stinson in a wedding ceremony on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday.

September 21, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
assembly line

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Georgia manufacturers defend tax incentives

Georgia manufacturing executives and a local economic developer defended the state’s tax incentives Wednesday to a legislative committee formed to determine whether Georgians are getting a healthy return on the revenue lost to tax credits and exemptions.

September 21, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
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Pro-Ukraine group releases Georgia GOP congressional scorecard

Georgia’s Republican congressional delegation scored mixed results on a new scorecard released by a pro-Ukraine Republican group.

September 20, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Gov. Brian Kemp (right foreground) attended a briefing on illegal immigration at the Texas border in 2021.

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GOP governors call for more aggressive federal stand on illegal immigration

More than two dozen Republican governors, including Georgia’s Brian Kemp, sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday demanding more aggressive action against illegal immigration.

September 19, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Former President Donald Trump's indictment in Georgia has opened up an already-deepened rift in the state GOP.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | The push to punish DA Fani Willis widens a Republican rift

On this episode, we look at how Georgia's indictments are deepening the Republican rift between Trump’s biggest supporters and the rest of the GOP.

September 19, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
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