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River Church Cincinnati pastor Cory Bowman, who is Vice President Vance's half-brother, preaches during an Easter worship in April.

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JD Vance's half-brother advances in his uphill quest to become Cincinnati's mayor

Cory Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, says he was inspired to enter the race after his half-brother's inauguration. A Republican last ran for Cincinnati mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2009.

May 07, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
South Fulton City Council meeting to discuss business. They all city at one long desk with microphone in front of them.

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South Fulton mayor faces audit following allegations of financial misconduct

The investigation was sparked by resident concerns that Mayor Khalid Kamau was misusing city funds for flights and personal expenses.

January 31, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 15 until Jan. 19, 2024.

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Kemp suspends South Georgia mayor accused of stealing nearly $65,000 from his town

Gov. Brian Kemp has suspended a south Georgia mayor who was indicted on charges that he stole nearly $65,000 from his town. Kemp on Tuesday issued an order suspending from office Pineview Mayor Brandon Holt until his criminal charges are resolved.

April 11, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Mayor John Park being sworn in with his wife, Morgan Harris, at his swearing in on Jan. 8, 2024.

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City of Brookhaven swears in John Park, first Asian-American mayor in Georgia

Brookhaven Mayor John Park, the first Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) mayor in Georgia, was sworn in at Brookhaven City Hall. 

January 09, 2024
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  • Logan Ritchie
The world’s largest indoor pickleball facility in Macon

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Macon Mayor Lester Miller ponders creating new police force, reacts to recent jail break

Crime, blight, housing, economic development, tourism and a guitar-shaped beacon for travelers featured in the monthly Ask Mayor Miller talk.

 

November 02, 2023
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  • Liz Fabian
Mercer University's Civic Journalism Senior Fellow Liz Fabian covers Macon-Bibb County government entities. She hosts the monthly discussion Ask Mayor Miller.

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WATCH: Macon mayor pushes back against ABC's 'The View' after Jason Aldean song controversy

Mayor Lester Miller shared his thoughts about a TV host calling his city "one of the most racist in the country."

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Liz Fabian and
  • GPB News Staff
Chow takes part in the annual Toronto Pride Parade on June 25.

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  • Politics

Olivia Chow is elected Toronto's mayor — marking a shift in the city's politics

Progressive mayor-elect Olivia Chow is the first Chinese Canadian to win the office, ending more than a decade of conservative leadership.

June 27, 2023
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  • Kai McNamee
Patrick Wojahn, who was on the College Park city council and has been the mayor of the city since 2015, was charged with 16 counts of distributing child pornography and 40 counts of possessing it.

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A Maryland mayor has been arrested on more than 50 counts of child pornography

Police were tipped off about a social media account posting child pornography in the county that was tracked back to Wojahn, who has been mayor of the city since 2015.

March 03, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
Bunnie Jackson-Ransom

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Remembering Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, former first lady of Atlanta

Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, who was married to Atlanta's first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, has died at age 82.

February 02, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Migrants walk across the Rio Grande to surrender to US Border Patrol agents in El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on December 13, 2022. (Photo by Herika Martinez / AFP)

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A Texas mayor has declared a state of emergency over migrants crossing the border

The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community's ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Mexican border.

December 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
LaRhonda Patrick, mayor-elect of Warner Robins, Ga.

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'I was a girl with a dream,' she says. A chat with Warner Robins' mayor-elect

GPB's Leah Fleming talks with new Warner Robins mayor LaRhonda Patrick, the first woman and Black person ever elected to the office.

December 08, 2021
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  • Leah Fleming
McDonough Mayor-elect Sandra Vincent takes a break from painting a facade for a Christmas village to talk about the city's past, present and future.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | A conversation with McDonough's new mayor

On this week's Battleground: Ballot Box, we interview Sandra Vincent, the mayor-elect of McDonough, and learn what the city's past and present can tell us about Georgia's future. 

December 01, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
An illustration of different Georgia cities on a map.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: For local leaders, city governance is a laboratory of democracy

Wednesday on Political Rewind: We spoke with a panel of mayors from across Georgia to take the temperature of each of their communities. What are the key issues they are confronting as 2021 comes to an end?

November 10, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sarah Kallis ,
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Felicia Moore 2 AP

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  • Politics

Atlanta mayor's race is set for a runoff between Moore and Dickens. Kasim Reed is out

City Council President Felicia Moore and City Councilmember Andre Dickens will face each other in a runoff after emerging as the top two candidates in Atlanta’s mayoral race — with Dickens edging out former mayor Kasim Reed.

November 04, 2021
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  • Riley Bunch
Atlanta City Council member and mayoral candidate Antonio Brown.

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  • Politics

Atlanta mayoral candidate lags in money race despite big spending

A belated campaign finance report filed by Atlanta mayoral candidate Antonio Brown shows he spent hundreds of thousands on campaign expenses while raising little money from July through September.

October 29, 2021
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  • David Armstrong and
  • Stephen Fowler
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