An Associated Press survey finds that more than 63,000 Georgia voters have had their qualifications challenged since July 1. That's a big surge from 2023 and the first half of 2024, when the AP found that about 18,000 voters were challenged.
A Fulton County judge issued a ruling Tuesday night rejecting a Georgia State Election Board’s new ballot hand-count rule from taking effect on the night of Georgia’s Nov. 5 general election.
More than 300,000 Georgians cast ballots in-person Tuesday, breaking the previous record for the first day of early voting. Former President Donald Trump held a rally near Atlanta Tuesday night, while the Harris/Walz campaign released a rural-focused plan.
On the Tuesday, Oct. 15 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia voters turned out in record numbers today on this first day of early voting; a state judge rules that election officials are required to certify the results of the upcoming presidential race; and students in one of the school districts hit hardest by Hurricane Helene return to class.
GPB reporters from around the state check in with updates about voter turnout, data and voter voices during the voting period beginning Oct. 15 and ending Nov. 1, 2024.
The Super Bowl will return to Atlanta in 2028 at the home of the Falcons, following a vote of approval by NFL team owners on Tuesday at the league's annual fall meeting.
A Georgia judge has ruled that county election officials must certify election results by the deadline set in law and cannot exclude any group of votes from certification even if they suspect error or fraud.
On Oct. 11, the City of Atlanta celebrated its first International Day of the Girl by inviting middle and high school girls from Atlanta Public Schools to an experience meant to uplift and support them.
Today is the first day of early voting in Georgia.
Students in Valdosta’s Lowndes County are returning to school this week. And so are many others in the Georgia districts hardest-hit by Hurricane Helene.
Fungus-related deaths have more than doubled over the last decade, but University of Georgia researchers are warning that they could pose an even bigger threat to humans in the future.
There are only six free-standing pediatric palliative care programs for family respite care in the U.S. Life House Atlanta is a nonprofit public charity aiming to open the first pediatric palliative care home in the Southeast.
A new election law that could take effect this week would provide poll watchers with greater access to voters and election workers after the polls open on Tuesday for early voting for Georgia’s highly anticipated general election.
Extended-stay hotels are often a last resort for low-income families trying to avoid homelessness. But hotel living can lead to — or exacerbate — various physical and mental health issues for children, say advocates for families and researchers who study homelessness.
