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News Articles: Georgia Politics

A map from advocacy group Climate Power shows a sector-by-sector breakdown of new jobs from clean energy projects announced between Aug. 16, 2022, and July 25, 2023.

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  • Economy

Analysis: Georgia's the No. 2 state for green tech projects since Inflation Reduction Act's passage

22 private-sector projects catapulted Georgia toward the top of the list.

July 28, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Sen. Raphael Warnock

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  • Politics

'Local elections are at risk': Warnock reintroduces legislation to stop election interference

The bill would enforce new measures protecting local state election administrations from partisan interference.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Doctors are alarmed at the numbers of children seen in emergency rooms with gun-related injuries.

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More children are going to the ER with gun injuries. Georgia doctors want lawmakers to do something

Read the letter emergency room pediatricians wrote to Georgia lawmakers about the gun crisis.

July 27, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Aircraft within a building.

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  • Business

In Savannah, a Georgia Senate study committee looks at how to end workforce shortages statewide

At the second meeting of the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Expanding Georgia's Workforce in Savannah, representatives from regional companies detailed their work to grow and improve the local workforce.

July 26, 2023
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones speaks during a roundtable discussion of legal issues hosted by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus at Savannah State University on July 21, 2023.

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  • Politics

Savannah DA slams Georgia's new prosecutor oversight board as ‘dangerous’ to criminal justice reform

The Republican-appointed body can begin investigating local prosecutors in October.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
On hand for a giant $25 million federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) check presentation ceremony on a future segment of the Northeast Trail on July 24 are, from left, Christopher Coes, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation; U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams; U.S. Sen Jon Ossoff; Atlanta City Councilmember Alex Wan, Clyde Higgs, president and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine. Inc.; and Solomon Caviness, commissioner of the Atlanta De

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Atlanta BeltLine CEO says $25M federal grant could mean completion before 2030 deadline

A $25 million federal grant to fund a portion of the Atlanta BeltLine’s Northeast Trail could be a significant step in helping complete the massive urban revitalization project ahead of its 2030 deadline.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Dyana Bagby
 Republican State Rep. Mesha Mainor, formerly a Democrat, announces her new party allegiance. Party chairman John McKoon stands behind her. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

A Georgia lawmaker switched from Democratic to Republican. She lost an appointment to state council

State Rep. Mesha Mainor has endured a continuum of both hate and praise on social media and in emails since her July 11 party switch.

July 25, 2023
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Georgia Power will continue to report its progress at Plant Vogtle to state regulators. But under a new proposal, the state would not have to determine whether the expenses are reasonable until the project is finished.

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State regulators to hear Plant Vogtle progress report after nuclear expansion stalled again

On Friday, Georgia Power announced that a new nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle is on its way to becoming fully operational in the coming months, news that comes several days before the utility faces another showdown over the project’s ballooning costs brought on by years of delays.    

July 24, 2023
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Sen. Jon Ossoff with Georgia onion growers.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending July 21

This week Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock introduced legislation focused on first-time, first-generation homebuyers; voting; national security, and animal shelters. They also shared details on their work to improve Georgia’s airports, the onion industry, and background checks for individuals who work with children.

July 21, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson

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  • News

Georgia unemployment holds steady in June

Georgia’s unemployment rate was unchanged last month at 3.2%, while the number of jobs rose to an all-time high, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
The Keneda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design at Georgia Tech.

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Solar power is a cheap, favored form of renewable energy in GA, but residential solar lags

Solar, the most affordable form of energy in Georgia, has momentous support from both sides of the political aisle — and it’s combating climate change.

July 20, 2023
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By:
  • Kala Hunter
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks, Friday, April 22, 2022, in Atlanta. Greene is appearing at a hearing Friday in Atlanta in a challenge filed by voters who say she shouldn't be allowed to seek reelection because she helped facilitate the attack on the Capitol that disrupted certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory.

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  • News

Marjorie Taylor Greene tops Georgia congressional fundraisers

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. R-Rome, is proving to be the most prolific campaign fundraiser by far among Georgia’s congressional delegation.

July 19, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
House Minority Leader James Beverly criticizes the GOP-drawn redistricting map while Rep. Bonnie Rich listens during a special session in 2021.

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  • News

Court challenges to Georgia’s political maps set for federal court trial

A trio of redistricting challenges in Georgia are set to advance to a trial this fall in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Alabama’s 2022 congressional maps violated the Voting Rights Act.

July 19, 2023
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  • Jill Nolin
 The study by political scientists from Stanford and Tufts universities appears just as a heated debate is flaring again in Congress over the partisan and racial impact of recent voting laws.

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  • News

Changes in state election laws have little impact on results, new study finds

Meaning of Georgia’s higher turnout is debated.

 

July 18, 2023
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By:
  • Zachary Roth
Terry England

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  • News

Terry England to serve as chief of staff to Georgia House speaker

Former state Rep. Terry England is returning to the Gold Dome as chief of staff to House Speaker Jon Burns.

July 18, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
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