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A resident of Monarch Villa memory care facility gets vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Stockbridge, Ga.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: COVID Spike Brings Vaccine Incentives, Imperatives; A Tale Of Two Herschel Walkers

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp announced new initiatives in the effort to get more Georgians vaccinated. Meanwhile, Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker faces new light on his tumultuous past.

August 31, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the 8th District GOP Fish Fry in Perry Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.

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  • Politics

At GOP Fish Fry, Georgia Republican Candidates Break Bread And Brace For Tough Primaries

At the 8th District GOP Fish Fry in Perry, candidates up and down the ballot pitched their campaigns in friendly fashions as primary voters face an important decision about what direction the party takes in the 2022 election.

August 29, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
State Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson) officially launched his campaign for lieutenant governor of Georgia on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.

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  • Politics

GOP State Sen. Burt Jones Launches 'Underdog' Lt. Gov. Campaign

State Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson), an ardent Trump supporter and self-described "underdog," launched his campaign for lieutenant governor of Georgia by vowing to eliminate the state's income tax and electronic voting machines.

August 27, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
A healthcare worker prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, during the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for those in higher risk categories, at a vaccine center in Overijse, Belgium in February, 2021.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: 'Safe, Potent And Effective' — Public Health Giant Dr. Foege On History Of Vaccine

Friday on Political Rewind: The COVID-19 vaccines have been crucial to protecting health as the latest surge of COVID-19 cases continues to roll across Georgia and other states. Today, we explored the fascinating history of vaccines with one of the genuine heroes of global health, Dr. Bill Foege.

August 27, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelvin King is wrapping up a 159-county tour of Georgia to spread his campaign message.

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  • Politics

GOP Senate Candidate Kelvin King Spreading His Message To All 159 Counties

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kelvin King is wrapping up a listening tour across all 159 counties that launches his campaign and will help him learn what issues Georgians want addressed.

August 26, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
woman healthcare professional in mask holds a vaccine syringe

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  • Health

‘Mandates Work’: Emory Doctors Encourage People To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Plenty of evidence exists supporting vaccination mandates in schools, workplaces and health care settings, doctors with Emory University School of Medicine said this week after full approval came from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.  

August 25, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Herschel Walker

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  • Politics

Former Football Star Herschel Walker Files Paperwork For U.S. Senate Run In Georgia

Former Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker has entered the Republican race for U.S. Senate in Georgia to challenge Sen. Raphael Warnock.

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

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  • Education

Across State, School Bus Driver Shortage Complicates Return to Classroom

School districts are struggling to get students back to class due to an ongoing bus driver shortage. 

August 24, 2021
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Chaplain Will Runyon holds back tears as he speaks of the hardships and death amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak outside of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., on Monday, April 20, 2020. The hospital has once again be inundated with COVID-19 cases since the onset of the delta variant, breaking last year's records.

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  • Health

Pushed To Limit, Albany Hospital Continues To Break COVID Records

As the delta variant hits Georgia and across the country, Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany continues to break records for COVID-19 cases, a bleak flashback to last year when Albany was a global hotspot during the onset of the pandemic.

 

August 23, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Workers sort through ballots in Fulton County's election warehouse.

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  • Elections

State Appoints Bipartisan Panel To Review Fulton Election Board's Actions

The Georgia State Election Board has appointed a bipartisan three-member panel to initiate a performance review of Fulton County's elections board, the latest step in a lengthy process allowed under a new GOP-backed state law overhauling elections.

August 18, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Kemp

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  • Health

Kemp Boosts Support To Hospitals, Incentivizes State Employees To Get Vaccinated Amid COVID Swell

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday the state will send additional resources to hospitals battling a new wave of COVID-19 patients. 

August 16, 2021
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Population growth surged in metropolitan areas of the state over the last decade, according to the latest figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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  • Politics

See The Census Numbers Behind Georgia’s Growing, Diversifying Population

To say Georgia has changed over the last decade is an understatement, as a surge of new non-white residents flocking to urban and suburban cores has altered the balance of political power in a once-reliably white, Republican and rural-centric state.

August 16, 2021
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
State redistricting chairs Sen. John F. Kennedy and Rep. Bonnie Rich, center, conducted a public hearing Monday to launch Georgia's summer-long revamp of the state's political landscape.

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  • Politics

Partisanship, Self-Interest Poised To Drive Georgia's Redistricting Process

When Georgia lawmakers convene this fall to draw new legislative boundaries, they will bring a political eye to the process, colored by partisanship and a distinct self-interest in the outcome.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • David Armstrong ,
  • Sherry Liang ,
  • and 1 more
Committee Chairman Chuck Payne, a Republican senator from Dalton.

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  • Education

Senate Study Committee Holds First Meeting On Age Of Mandatory Education

The Senate Study Committee on Age of Mandatory Education, in its first meeting on Thursday, asked the Georgia Department of Education for more data on what measures would effectively reduce the state’s high school dropout rate, and how much raising the dropout age would cost.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Jeremy Kariuki
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Pooler) and Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Albany) discuss infrastructure needs at a Georgia Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday, August 10, 2021.

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  • Economy

Georgia Reps Talk Infrastructure At Chamber Event In Columbus

As Congress works its way through a massive infrastructure package, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle see benefits for Georgia within the bill.

August 11, 2021
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  • Stephen Fowler
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