Elections and Voting

8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (252+ words) Beth Cope, senior advisor to the Bottoms campaign, pushed back hard on the ad itself, not just its message. Cope accused Jackson of hiding the political ties of people featured in the spot, saying the ad used political figures to…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (736+ words) DALLAS — At the Republican Party’s midterm convention, Georgia delegates were in two of the final rows of floor seating. But the activists attending the two-day affair said they still felt plenty of energy from the main stage. Vikki Consiglio, a…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (873+ words) September 8, 2026 4:34 PM Peter Biello: Welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB newsroom. On today's episode, it was a big day for campaign stops at small businesses today, Georgia records more measles…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (100+ 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. The Georgian Dream party said it would keep the country out of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (658+ words) Since Republicans swept every constitutional office in 2010, Georgia politics has followed a remarkably consistent rule: when both parties have competitive primaries, the party that generates the larger primary turnout usually wins the general election. Primary turnout is the strongest indicator…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (105+ words) Jackson has spoken about growing up in Midtown Atlanta's foster care system, moving through five foster homes and 13 schools before eventually becoming CEO of Jackson Healthcare, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. That background helps explain his focus on youth protection…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (217+ words) Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger highlighted the findings of an independent audit of Georgia’s voter registration and list-maintenance systems, which prove that Georgia is the best state in the nation for secure, accurate, and accessible elections. Georgia’s voter rolls achieved…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (486+ words) Months after the campaigns of Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms first issued challenges to the other over when, where and how to debate ahead of the November elections, there’s still little agreement on how voters will hear…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1180+ words) In late July, a new website popped online carrying local news stories from Georgia. There was an article about a disgraced former Atlanta City Council member, another about President Donald Trump’s visit to Cobb County, and one about Georgia coach…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (331+ words) The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is sending a lawsuit over Georgia’s 2021 political maps back to a lower court, ordering it to reexamine an earlier ruling that concluded the state’s maps were racially discriminatory. The decision comes a few months after…...