Chaos in Georgia elections again?
As Georgia continues to be the focus of endless election related stories, another potential bombshell has arisen. Former DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones, a Republican candidate for Secretary of State, has filed a Writ of Mandamus based on an Executive Order issued by President Donald Trump last year prohibiting the use of ballot QR codes in federal elections.
Kemp calls special session to redraw Congressional maps
Georgia lawmakers will be headed back to the Capitol in a few weeks. Gov. Brian Kemp Wednesday called for a special session to begin on June 17 – one day after the likely June 16 Primary Runoff Elections – for two specific purposes: to redraw the state’s political maps and to overhaul Georgia’s voting system.
Metro Atlanta voters heading to polls for runoffs
Today voters across the Atlanta metro will once again head to the polls to vote in municipal runoff elections for mayor, city council and school board seats in the cities of Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, East Point and South Fulton.
Georgia Lottery reaches $30 billion raised for education
The Georgia Lottery has hit a historic milestone. With the most recent quarterly transfer of $414.8 million to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education account, the amount raised by the Georgia Lottery Corporation for education now totals $30.2 billion since its inception in 1993, according to an announcement by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Senate committee studying chronic absenteeism adopts final report
A Senate study committee tasked with working with school administrators, educators, parents, policymakers, and community organizations to help Georgia develop the best solution to chronic absenteeism has unanimously adopted its final report. The Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools offers 22 recommendations in the report, including the last – prohibit cellphones in high schools.
Lawmakers, including former defendant, react to dismissal of Trump election case
The only lawmaker among the group of co-indictees with President Donald Trump who were dismissed from the election fraud prosecution this week lashed out at the Fulton County district attorney who brought the charges more than two years ago.
Willis case is dead, but Fulton taxpayers will have to pay
The executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia overseeing the Fulton County 2020 election “racketeering” case against President Donald Trump and others said on Wednesday that the criminal case should be dismissed. “In my professional judgment, the citizens of Georgia are not served by pursuing this case in full for another five to ten years,” Pete Skandalakis declared. He further said the state’s racketeering law was improperly used.
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FBI raids Fulton County for ballots from Georgia’s close 2020 election
FBI agents raided Fulton County’s elections warehouse Wednesday to collect ballots from the 2020 presidential election, an escalation by the Trump administration into unsubstantiated allegations of fraud.
Resistance to data centers fuels flood of Georgia bills targeting the industry
Anger and opposition to the rapid rise of data centers across Georgia has led to a surge of bills that would clamp down on the resource-consuming industry.
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Politics over inspiration at Morehouse: The Biden way
Morehouse College in Atlanta is the premier element in the historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) constellation in America, of which there are 107.
Hospitals and Health Systems are Equalizers for Healthcare Access
Throughout the years I’ve worked to serve my community, I’ve gained insight into the importance of equitable health access, particularly when it comes to hospitals.
OPINION: Gambling is Not Good “For the Children!”
As a lifelong activist on issues affecting women and children, I cannot stand by silently, while Georgia legislators promote legalizing predatory gambling in Georgia. Neither should you.
