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Georgia GOP leaders say state crackdown on cyberbullying a top legislative priority in 2024

Georgia’s GOP leadership says fighting against cyberbullying will be a top priority when the Legislature convenes in January.

August 09, 2023
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By:
  • Ross Williams
 Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks to attendees at a Savannah Rotary Club luncheon, in Savannah, Ga., Monday, August 7, 2023

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2024 elections: ‘Hold on tight,’ Raffensperger says

Georgia’s secretary of state campaigns in Savannah for the state’s besieged voting system

 

August 08, 2023
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By:
  • Craig Nelson
Fulton County Sheriff's cars block off Pryor Street.

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Atlanta road closures near Fulton Courthouse: How long will they last?

Streets near the Fulton County Courthouse will be closed in anticipation of an indictment announcement from a criminal probe into interference in Georgia's 2020 presidential election. 

August 07, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Voters wait in line at Park Tavern in Atlanta.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | How Georgia's recent elections planted seeds for future conspiracies

On this episode, we’ll turn back the clock to understand how we got here and why Georgia’s election system became ground zero for election conspiracies.

August 07, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Jan. 6 and the Future of Democracy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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How the fake electors in seven states are central to the Trump Jan. 6 indictment

The central plot to overturn the election, as described in the indictment a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., handed up Tuesday, involved switching out legitimate slates of electors in multiple states, including Georgia.

 

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Jacob Fischler and
  • Jennifer Shutt
Fulton Courthouse

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Trump drops duplicate lawsuit to challenge election probe and Fulton DA

Former President Donald Trump dropped a legal challenge against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the special grand jury report. 

August 04, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
U.S. Capitol Building

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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing the week ending Aug. 4

This week, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock focused on maternal health research; uninsured patients affording insulin; specialty crop farmers; expanded health care for service members; water projects along the Chattahoochee River; and national security. 

 

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Jeff Cown, the incoming director of the state Environmental Protection Division, poses for photos Wednesday after being confirmed by the Board of Natural Resources during a special called meeting.

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Georgia environmental agency names staffer to lead efforts to regulate coal ash, Okefenokee mining

The governor has tapped a longtime state regulator to lead Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division.

August 04, 2023
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  • Jill Nolin
President Trump at war with his critics: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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State senator recalls 2020 meeting with Trump team 'was like getting a bomb dropped on my life'

Information from a December 2020 meeting of the Georgia Senate was mentioned in Tuesday’s federal indictment of former President Donald Trump. Georgia Sen. Elena Parent said she received death threats because of it.

August 04, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State address at the state Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 in Atlanta. The Republican Kemp announced on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 that state agencies can ask lawmakers to increase spending by 3% in upcoming budgets.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp dangles the possibility of increased state spending after years of surpluses

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appears ready to loosen the purse strings a little after having built a budget surplus that could top $10 billion. The money has been accumulating for three years.

August 03, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Jimmy Lewis, CEO of HomeTown Health, which represents rural hospitals, says hospitals need more resources as lawmakers consider changes to Georgia’s certificate of need law. He pitched Medicaid expansion as a potential solution Tuesday.

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‘Everything is on the table’ as Georgia lawmakers consider lifting hospital construction limits

Georgia lawmakers from the House and Senate are putting the state’s system to restrict hospital and other health care services under a microscope this summer. 

August 02, 2023
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump took the field at the start of the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the LSU Tigers and the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers beat the Clemson Tigers, 42-25.

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Georgia was mentioned 48 times in federal indictment of Donald Trump

Five pages were devoted to Georgia in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s federal indictment of Donald J. Trump with considerable mentions of activities that might pique the interest of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

August 02, 2023
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By:
  • Itoro Umontuen
Fulton Courthouse

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Judge denies Trump's request to disqualify Fulton County DA Fani Willis

Trump's request was a long-shot effort to avoid prosecution in Fulton County for his efforts to interfere with the results of the 2020 presidential election.

July 31, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
A new season of GPB's "Battleground: Ballot Box" tracking anticipated indictments in the 2020 election interference probe launches Aug. 7, 2023

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  • Elections

New season of GPB’s ‘Battleground: Ballot Box’ to follow Georgia Trump election case

GPB's Battleground: Ballot Box podcast will return to cover likely indictments stemming from an investigation into election interference in Georgia starting Aug. 7, 2023.

July 31, 2023
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
U.S. Capitol

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending July 27

This week, Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock worked with legislation focused on financial protections for service members; AI protections for children; protecting journalists globally; and stopping partisan inference in elections.

July 28, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
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