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Georgia Utility Commission Races Test Party Loyalty After Recent Power Bill Hikes
Voters are paying more attention to these once little-known, down-ballot races after recent Georgia Power rate increases.
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State Election Board Passes Resolution Allowing Counties To Switch To Hand-Marked Ballots
The resolution appears to contradict secretary of state guidelines.
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Georgia's Gas Tax Suspension Lifts, Raising Prices By 33 Cents Per Gallon
“The state also keeps a financial eye toward any unexpected needs in the future,” Kemp Press Secretary Carter Chapman said in a statement.
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Georgia GOP Hopefuls Running For The U.S. Senate Spar Over Immigration, Ethics Investigation
As Collins and Dooley sharpen attacks on each other, Ossoff campaigns with Bottoms.
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Voluntary Departures Spike As Immigrants Face Squalid Detention, Pressure To Leave
“Conditions in some detention facilities are dire; individuals may feel voluntary departure is their best option, said Colleen Kavanaugh.
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Take Two: These Democratic, Republican Statewide Races Are Headed To June Runoffs
Under Georgia law, candidates must secure a majority of votes, not just a plurality, in order to be elected.
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Georgia Public Service Commission Race Will Be Settled By June Runoff
Johnson and Hubbard also appear to be set for a rematch this November
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Georgia U.S. Senate Race Continues On With Collins, Dooley Runoff On GOP Side
As of about 11:30 p.m., Collins’ lead held at nearly 41%, according to unofficial results from the secretary of state’s office.
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Affordability Is More Than A Political Buzzword For Many Georgia Voters
Everything is more expensive these days, and Georgia voters across the state say the cost of living is shaping how they vote.
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Georgia Town Sues The Trump Administration Over Massive ICE Detention Center
A Georgia city has filed a lawsuit over plans to build a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.
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Georgia Senate Committee Shifts Its Focus To Stacey Abrams And Allies
Abrams said she will appear before the panel “at a mutually agreeable date,” but called the hearing a sham aimed at intimidating voters.
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Candidates In Georgia Can Use Campaign Funds To Cover Childcare. Why Aren't They?
For parents, particularly mothers of young children, family responsibilities make the process of campaigning a more complicated endeavor.
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Campaigns Enter Homestretch As Trump, Obama Try To Whip Up Support For Georgia Candidates
There is one more week of early voting left before the May 19 primary election.
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‘Killing Our Vote': GOP States Rush To Break Up Black Districts After US Supreme Court Case
A week after its release, the decision is roiling politics across the South as states move rapidly to recast the political landscape.
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Voter Guide: Democratic Candidates For Georgia Secretary Of State
The race to become Georgia's next top election official is well underway, with nine candidates vying for the role of secretary of state.
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Candidates In Crowded Race For Metro Atlanta District Are Now Battling For An Open Seat In Congress
U.S. Rep. David Scott died last month while seeking another term.
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Immigration Street Sweeps Led To More ‘Collateral' Arrests Of Noncriminals
Public outrage and lawsuits over the arrests may be tamping down the large-scale sweeps that foster them.
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The 2020 Election Continues To Cast A Shadow Over The Race For Georgia's Next Top Election Official
Eight candidates vying to be Georgia’s next top elections official faced off during a series of debates on Tuesday.
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GOP Candidates For Governor In Georgia Clash Over The Mounds Of Cash Pouring Into The Race
Democrats zero in on former Lt. Gov. Duncan’s past GOP record.
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Georgia Dems Push For ‘28 National Convention, Ossoff Tries To Tamp Down Presidential Talk And More
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