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When are the Georgia primaries? State prepares for midterm elections
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (274+ words) It's primary season across the country, and after a closely-watched special election to fill a House seat in northwest Georgia, the rest of the state is gearing up to head to the polls in May. Midterm primaries will be held…...
Why Democrats in the 14th District aren't sweating a ten point electoral loss
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (551+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " A 10 point electoral loss is usually nothing to celebrate " unless you're a Democrat in Georgia's 14th Congressional district. For Shawn Harris, who lost his bid to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress to Republican…...
What to expect in Georgia's special congressional runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (861+ words) Tuesday's special congressional runoff marks the second time in less than a month that voters in Georgia's 14th Congressional District cast ballots for their representative in Washington. None of the 17 contenders in a March 10 special election received a majority of the…...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's special congressional runoff
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (159+ words) The Washington Post Voters in a northwest Georgia congressional district will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January following a public rift with President Donald Trump WASHINGTON " Three months after Republican…...
Marjorie Taylor Greene's successor will be decided this week| On The Record
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (197+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Voters in northwest Georgia's 14th congressional district are heading to the polls Tuesday in the latest electoral effort to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the nation's capital. Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are in…...
Georgia session ends with major tax cuts
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (54+ words) Georgia lawmakers finished the 2026 session by passing a $38. 5 billion budget and significant tax cuts, though a looming July 1 deadline for ballot changes remains unresolved. Georgia lawmakers finished the 2026 session by passing a $38. 5 billion budget and significant tax cuts, though a…...
Georgia lawmakers pass income, property tax cuts for residents
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (631+ words) ATLANTA " Georgia House and Senate Republicans with competing agendas managed to push through income and property tax cuts as the curtain closed on the 2026 Georgia legislative session after midnight Friday. The Senate did not get its elimination of income taxes....
Lawmakers approve cuts to Georgia's income tax rate but property tax plan tumbles
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (917+ words) Lawmakers signed off on a plan to forego more of the state's income tax revenue, passing a tax cut bill late Thursday night over the concerns of Democrats who questioned the math used to support the cuts." But a high-profile…...
House GOP makes final push to reduce property taxes
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (449+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " With only one more day to push legislation through to passage, one glaring priority remains on the table for House Republicans: property taxes. At first, members wanted to push for a full elimination of property…...
Georgia Black Republican Council hosts candidate forum in South Fulton
1+ week, 3+ day ago (295+ words) March 29, 2026 / 5: 07 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Hundreds of people gathered at South Fulton's Southwest Art Center to hear from some of the Republican candidates running to be Georgia's next governor and lieutenant governor. The Georgia Black Republican Council hosted what the…...