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News Articles: Georgia Politics

Conservative Georgia State Election Board member Janelle King, second from left, voted Sept. 23 to have election board Executive Director Mike Coan. second from right, to look into the claims that led to the DeKalb County Republican Party alleging that several county election board’s are not following the law for reviewing voter eligibility complaints. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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Georgia Supreme Court overturns some election rules, curbing State Election Board's power

Georgia's highest court is overturning four rules passed by the State Election Board, saying that the board overstepped its authority and intruded on lawmaking power reserved for legislators under Georgia's constitution.

June 10, 2025
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  • Associated Press
FILE - Stickers lay on a table inside a polling place, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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  • Elections

Votes trickle in for low-turnout Georgia Public Service Commission primaries

Early voting ends this Friday in primary elections underway for a pair of Public Service Commission seats. All registered voters in Georgia are eligible to vote for each commissioner, no matter where they live.

June 09, 2025
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By:
  • Amber Roldan and
  • Georgia Recorder
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) listens to Dr. Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, nominated to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/Pool

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  • Politics

Sen. Raphael Warnock says 'people will lose coverage' if reconciliation bill passes

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock says that Georgians are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage if a Trump administration-backed reconciliation bill passes both chambers of Congress.

June 09, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Sen. Bill Cowsert

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Huddle: Athens lawmakers say it’s not a sanctuary jurisdiction

The Department of Homeland Security has officially removed its list of "sanctuary jurisdictions" from its website, which included six areas in Georgia. The designation has sparked confusion in some of the communities on the controversial list.  

June 06, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
Media network paid by GOP groups is behind deluge of election records requests

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  • Politics

Atlanta Police Foundation ordered to comply with open records requests over ‘Cop City’ documents

A Fulton County Superior Court Judge has ordered the Atlanta Police Foundation to comply with a series of open records requests filed by a group of reporters and researchers related to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, colloquially known as “Cop City.”

June 05, 2025
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By:
  • Maya Homan and
  • Georgia Recorder
FILE - Georgia state Rep. Derrick Jackson poses for a portrait at the capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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  • Politics

Georgia state Rep. Derrick Jackson to join 3 other Democrats in run for governor

Georgia state Rep. Derrick Jackson, a metro Atlanta Democrat, is running for governor. He will join three other Democrats in a race without a clear frontrunner after two high-profile candidates decided not to run.

June 04, 2025
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  • Associated Press
On May 21, 2025, Ossoff pressed against the sale of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, securing a commitment from the Interior Secretary. (Screenshot)

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Okefenokee land, CDC funding, family farms

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on protecting the Okefenokee, urged Senate leadership to fund the CDC, pressing USDA about Georgia family farms, and upgrading Georgia airports.

June 04, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
Voters line up at the Rose Creek Public Library in Woodstock for the first day of early voting. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Early voting is underway for Georgia PSC races. Here’s what you need to know

For the first time since 2020, Georgia voters have a chance to decide who will represent them on the Public Service Commission.

June 03, 2025
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  • Amber Roldan and
  • Georgia Recorder
David Scott

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  • News

Three Democrats jump in primary against U.S. Rep. David Scott

Three Democrats have announced that they will challenge U.S. Rep. David Scott for his 13th Congressional District seat. 

June 02, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
State Sen. John Kennedy

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  • Politics

John Kennedy, Georgia's top Senate Republican, joins race for lieutenant governor

John Kennedy, the top ranking Republican in Georgia's state Senate, is joining a growing field of GOP candidates seeking to become the state's next lieutenant governor in 2026. 

June 02, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Then-Columbus city manager Isaiah Hugley listens during the public agenda at the March 25, 2025, Columbus Council meeting.

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  • Politics

The Columbus City Council fired its city manager. What's going on?

The Columbus City Council voted this week to fire City Manager Isaiah Hugley, just seven months from his retirement.

May 30, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
Rep. Kasey Carpenter of Dalton on the Georgia House Floor. In 2024, he voted against House Bill 1105, the Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act of 2024. He believes changes to the law are needed during the 2026 General Assembly. (Screenshot)

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Huddle: Republican state lawmaker urges immigration reform in light of ICE arrests

In this week’s Lawmakers Huddle, GPB’s Donna Lowry spoke with a Republican state legislator who started a Change.org petition urging Congress to reform the immigration system.

May 30, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry
The Nathan Deal Judicial Center, home of Georgia's Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, is seen on May, 1, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court upholds law restricting handgun carry for young Georgians

The Georgia Supreme Court is upholding a state law that bans most Georgians under 21 from carrying handguns in public

May 30, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Johnson at a town hall

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  • Politics

Constituents push for more action from Democrats at U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson's town hall

Constituents at U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson's town hall in Gwinnett County on Wednesday evening pressed Johnson on why Democrats in Congress are not doing more to block President Donald Trump’s agenda.

May 29, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
A man is arrested during an April town hall for Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Fiery town halls have become the norm, and some lawmakers are opting to avoid them altogether. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Public town halls shut down by confrontation shy members of Georgia congressional delegation

Congressman Barry Loudermilk recently walked into an International House of Pancakes in Woodstock for a meeting with constituents. Loudermilk was the featured speaker for a weekly breakfast meeting series for local conservatives. But Loudermilk says he has no plans to take part in a traditional town hall meeting with constituents.

May 23, 2025
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Georgia Recorder
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