Stacey Abrams’ voting rights group continues to attract big money, has now raised about $20 million
The political action committee for Fair Fight, the voting rights group that Democrat Stacey Abrams…
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A Georgian’s guide to the Iowa caucus
CORALVILLE, Iowa – After hundreds of campaign stops and tens of millions of dollars spent,…
Bill allowing bodies to be dissolved in chemicals passes GA Senate
Legislation letting funeral homes without crematory furnaces dissolve bodies in a chemical solution passed the…
Georgia Senate panel backs truth in tax breaks bill
A key Senate committee is taking another run at forcing the state to study whether…
House bill to tinker with teacher pensions pared back after backlash
A plan to make changes in the pension system for Georgia teachers was pared back…
During budget-cut hearings, Georgia lawmakers told state prison system had six-figure GED staffers
Some House budget-writers seemed taken aback when Department of Corrections Commissioner Timothy Ward told them…
Raphael Warnock, pastor of famed church, enters Georgia Senate race
The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor at Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic church, entered…
Kemp budget won’t fund full raises to all low-wage state workers
More than 47,000 state employees make less than $40,000 a year and would qualify for…
Gov. Kemp signs bill to increase tax collections on internet- and app-based sales
Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday signed into law legislation to increase sales tax collections from…
Amid cuts, House panel backs higher pensions for Georgia lawmakers
At a time when lawmakers are considering sizable state budget cuts, Georgia House members are…
Top Georgia senator: math isn’t there for another income tax cut right now
The chairman of the Georgia Senate’s tax-writing committee said Friday he doesn’t think the General…
MLK service: Calls for unity, peace amid political discord
The strained politics of 2020 were on full display Monday as the city’s African American,…