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Tracie Revis, a citizen of the Muscogee Creek Nation, admires the view from the Great Temple Mound complex with Senator Warnock during his tour of Ocmulgee National Historic Park.

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Sen. Warnock, Rep. Bishop visit Ocmulgee site as progress stalls for National Park status

Middle Georgians have waited for years for Macon’s Ocmulgee Mounds to officially become Georgia’s first national park and preserve. But despite bipartisan support in Congress, a new report means progress has been slowed once again. 

 

November 21, 2023
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  • Eliza Moore
Hundreds gather for unity service in Macon

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Georgians pack Mulberry Street UMC to express support for Macon’s Jewish community

Georgians from Bibb County and across the state packed a downtown Macon sanctuary on a sweltering Sunday afternoon to express support and solidarity for Temple Beth Israel and the wider Jewish community.

July 02, 2023
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  • Caleb Slinkard
The impact of President Donald Trump’s explicit insult: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Political Rewind: Trump knew Ga. fraud claims were false; Warnock eviction story; 2nd District race

Thursday on Political Rewind: Emails in a California federal court show that Donald Trump knew that there was no fraud in Georgia's 2020 election count when he filed challenges. Meanwhile, Herschel Walker is accusing Sen. Raphael Warnock of evicting tenants of an apartment with ties to his church.

October 20, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Herschel walker holds up badge.

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Political Rewind: Abrams and Kemp set to take debate stage; Walker and Warnock faced off in Savannah

Monday on Political Rewind: Early voting opens today across Georgia, as candidates have spent months and millions trying to win races. Balloting also comes just a few days after Warnock and Walker faced off in Savannah while tonight Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp take the debate stage.

October 17, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
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Watch: Warnock answers Libertarian wildcard in Atlanta Press Club debate; Walker skips

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and challenger Chase Oliver (Libertarian) debated Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022 as part of the Atlanta Press Club's Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. Republican candidate Herschel Walker did not participate in the debate and was represented by an empty lectern.

 

 

October 17, 2022
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  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
Rep. Sanford Bishop (left) and Republican Chris West face off in a debate Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022.

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Bishop, West debate for Georgia's only competitive U.S. House race

Rep. Sanford Bishop says his 30 years in Congress best positions him to continue representing Southwest Georgia, while his opponent Chris West says it's time for someone new.

October 16, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop and Republican Chris West are locked in a competitive race for the Second Congressional District in Southwest Georgia.

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In Thomasville, two congressional candidates take different tacks on inflation

Democrats and Republicans are watching Southwest Georgia, where a congressional race could help decide who controls the U.S. House.

October 06, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop (left) and Republican Chris West (right) are locked in Georgia's only competitive U.S. House race.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | The road to November runs through Southwest Georgia

On this week's episode, we take a deep dive into Georgia's 2nd Congressional District race and its potential effect on the midterm election.

October 05, 2022
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  • Stephen Fowler
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, standing with Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., right, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 7, 2017.

Georgia Congressmen Respond to GOP Healthcare Plan

As lawmakers continue to pour over the Republican plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare, members of Georgia’s congressional...

March 07, 2017
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By:
  • Sam Whitehead and
  • Bradley George

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