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Georgia midterms will decide who OKs how people vote in a battleground state
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (791+ words) The vote for Georgia’s next secretary of state is more than a contest to choose the state’s next elections chief. It will also decide who OKs how people will vote in a presidential battleground state for years to come. State…...
If you want to become Georgia governor, show up for the debates
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (668+ words) Rick Jackson, Georgia’s Republican nominee for governor, has developed a pattern of declining debates once the field narrows. Jackson debated in the spring during the primary election cycle. He and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones appeared with the other Republican candidates…...
The deciders: Georgia’s split-ticket voters could shape November
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (966+ words) They helped reelect Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock. Now they could send Democrat Jon Ossoff back to the U.S. Senate and put another Republican in Georgia’s top job. Call them the deciders: Georgia voters willing to cross…...
Georgia election board will not immediately move ahead with GOP plan to fix flaw in election system
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (533+ words) The software vulnerability does not allow votes to be changed or cast doubt on election results, but it could let someone see how others voted. That’s important because ballot secrecy is a fundamental right under the state constitution and violations…...
Augusta-Richmond County presents proposed $1.26 billion budget for 2027
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (47+ words) Augusta-Richmond County is looking ahead to 2027 with a proposed budget totaling more than $1.26 billion. Inside India's forest villages, where a dangerous mix of crises led to 32 child deaths... Augusta-Richmond County is looking ahead to 2027 with a proposed budget totaling more…...
North Augusta property taxes could go up next year under proposed budget
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (697+ words) The city of North Augusta is proposing the equivalent of a 2-mill property tax increase for 2027. City Council previewed the draft budget on Sept. 28. NORTH AUGUSTA — The city of North Augusta is proposing the equivalent of 2-mill property tax increase…...
Georgia Democrats are bullish on chances of flipping state House this year, but it won’t be easy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (786+ words) By Ross Williams for Georgia Recorder Georgia House Democrats say 2026 is the year they’re going to take control of the state House, ending more than two decades of Republican rule. “We are 10 winnable seats away from a majority for the…...
Georgia’s next attorney general must defend families, safety and open records
1+ week, 6+ day ago (773+ words) Editor’s note: The AJC invited both Georgia attorney general candidates for the Nov. 3 election, Democratic Rep. Tanya Miller and Republican Sen. Brian Strickland, to write guest opinion columns about their vision for enforcing open-government laws and other issues related to…...
Keisha Lance Bottoms pitches tax cuts, housing aid in Augusta
2+ week, 3+ day ago (467+ words) With early voting for the midterms starting in just over three weeks, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms visited Augusta on Friday as part of her campaign for Georgia governor. The day started with dropping in on a voter rally at Paine…...
Georgia Republicans get it together, separately
2+ week, 1+ day ago (919+ words) The biggest Republican name in Georgia who has yet to embrace Rick Jackson has long been Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. But another key Republican who was barely talking with the billionaire nominee for governor just days ago is now sharing…...