22+ hour, 53+ min ago  (169+ words) Georgia's top child welfare official is publicly feuding with U. S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, ripping his new campaign ad for taking a victory lap on foster care oversight while, she says, skipping the grind of daily reform work. The clash erupted on…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (256+ words) After a very up-and-down primary election and runoff, Georgia finally has the nominees for its major races, including who will succeed Gov. Brian Kemp next year. Who is expected to win? Here's what we know: The Democratic nominee for governor…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (165+ words) Georgia Equality is hosting an Evening for Equality on June 27 to celebrate 31 years of work to advance safety and opportunity for Georgia's LGBTQ+ community, and will honor the work of Georgians advocating for LGBTQ+ rights with the Equality Awards. The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (374+ words) (The Center Square) " Sixty-six Georgia cities and counties hoping for a 1-cent sales tax to offset property taxes will not get a chance to put it before voters. Democrats in the House of Representatives voted against the bills, which needed…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (334+ words) Voting rights advocates are celebrating the decision by Georgia lawmakers to scrap talks of redistricting following a press conference and rally held on the morning of June 17. Hours before the special session called by Gov. Brian Kemp, Speaker of the…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (777+ words) The aborted effort to reduce nonwhite voters" representation contrasts other Southern states where Republican majorities moved quickly to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of the November midterms, partly in response to President Donald Trump"s pleas to shore up the GOP…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (104+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Gov. Brian Kemp had called a special session so Republicans could secure…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (716+ words) The Fulton County Board of Commissioners will have a new chair next year after the incumbent lost in the Democratic primary " along with at least three more new faces on the dais. Chair Robb Pitts lost the June 16 Democratic primary…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (255+ words) Georgia lawmakers scrapped redrawing the state's Congressional maps just hours before gaveling in for a special session called by Gov. Brian Kemp. Democrats and voting rights groups said Republicans had not provided drafts of the proposed new boundaries, which were…...

3+ week, 22+ hour ago  (479+ words) Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will run against Republican billionaire Rick Jackson in a governor's race that promises to be highly contentious. As for Bottoms, since becoming the Democratic nominee last month, she's been crisscrossing the state selling her…...