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Lt. Gov. Jones advocates placing state troopers on MARTA after fatal stabbing
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (16+ words) Jones is locked in a bitter June 16 GOP governor's runoff against billionaire Rick Jackson....
Georgia's political June: Runoffs, redistricting, and a pivotal month ahead
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (16+ words) Two major statewide runoffs hit June 16, followed immediately by a special legislative session on redistricting....
GOP governor and Senate battles intensify as runoff nears | On the Record
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (38+ words) Also: Democrats unify behind KLB; Jones to appear alone at APC debate; Collins favored in polling, but Dooley gains traction....
Details for the 2026 primary runoff election in Dawson
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (21+ words) Dawson County voters will soon have the chance to go back to the polls this spring for state and local elections....
Eight Democrats break with party as House advances "Don't Say Trans' bill
1+ week, 1+ day ago (702+ words) The U. S. House of Representatives passed a federal "Don't Say Trans" bill on Wednesday, attempting to force teachers to out transgender students nationwide. The bill, House Resolution 2616, also called the "Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act," would require schools to get…...
Sports betting industry backs Georgia legislators as it seeks legal gambling
1+ week, 2+ day ago (835+ words) Sports betting firms have had a tough time trying to legalize their product in Georgia, but a recent blitz of campaign spending suggests the industry believes its fortunes could change. Political committees largely funded by sports betting companies spent nearly…...
DOJ says it scrubbed news releases about Jan. 6 criminal cases from its website
1+ week, 2+ day ago (243+ words) May 25, 2026 / 8: 30 AM EDT / AP Washington " The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, calling the information about the prosecutions "partisan propaganda." The purge of news releases…...
Georgia Congresswoman pushing for legislation to address states high pregnancy death rates
1+ week, 3+ day ago (289+ words) Doctors say when compared to other states, Georgia has one of the highest rates of mothers dying while pregnant or post partum. Channel 2 Action News Lori Wilson spoke to a Georgia Congresswoman Nikema Williams about the legislation she's pushing to…...
Democrat seeking to become legislature's first transgender, nonbinary representative
1+ week, 5+ day ago (15+ words) Bentley Hudgins is facing Republican Samantha Boston in a solid blue metro Atlanta House district....
Politicians, activists pay tribute to Barney Frank
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1423+ words) Former U. S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who served in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1981 until his retirement in 2013 and who became the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay in 1987, diedon May 19, at the age of 86, at his…...