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News Articles: Roy Barnes

 Former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal (left) is part of a new group of prominent former elected officials who are focused on pushing back on election disinformation and defending those who have sworn to uphold the rule of law. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (2023 file photo)

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Bipartisan group of former elected officials launches effort to restore trust in democracy

Prominent former elected officials in Georgia from both sides of the aisle are banding together to launch a new group focused on restoring trust in democracy and defending the state election system. The Democracy Defense Project, which was announced Tuesday, will consist of some former heavy hitters in Georgia politics: former Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes, former Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, who is a Democrat. 

June 25, 2024
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By:
  • Jill Nolin

Opinion: It Is Time To Face Confederate Monument Mythology

*Editor's note: The following commentary is published as submitted and reflects the views of the author and not necessarily Georgia Public Broadcasting...

July 01, 2020
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By:
  • State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver
Leo Frank (left), a Jewish man from New York City, was convicted of the rape and murder of Mary Phagan (right) in 1915. Although his sentence was later commuted, Frank was lynched by a mob in Marietta shortly afterwards.

Former Gov. Roy Barnes On Reexamining The Century-Old Case Of Leo Frank

More than a century ago, Georgia was rocked by a murder, a controversial trial and a lynching. Leo Frank, a Jewish man from New York who ran the...

December 19, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

Political Rewind: Race Plays On Campaign Trail, Voting Rights, 2020 Census

On this edition of Political Rewind, racial issues continue to dominate the headlines this week as candidates aim to court African-American voters in...

June 21, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
This Sept. 22, 2016 file photo shows the screen of an electronic voting machine during testing at the KSU Center for Election Systems.

Georgia Attorney General Quits Defense In Server Wiping Case

The Georgia attorney general's office will no longer represent the state's top elections official in an elections integrity lawsuit filed three days...

November 02, 2017
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  • FRANK BAJAK and
  • Associated Press
Former Georgia governor Roy Barnes is pictured during an AP interview Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Atlanta.

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Roy Barnes Reflects On His Fight To Change The State Flag

On today’s special edition of "Political Rewind" we talk to former Georgia governor Roy Barnes. In 2001 he led a risky and controversial fight to remove...

September 01, 2017
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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