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Keisha Lance Bottoms and her husband have a history of late tax payments

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and her husband, Derek, have faced hefty tax liens in the years since she assumed elected office in Atlanta.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Rick Jackson sounds alarm over sluggish rural early voting

AJC poll: Georgians want government to regulate AI; most oppose data centers.

Early voting surges in Georgia suburbs. Rural counties tell another story.

Billionaire Democrats rush to Keisha Lance Bottoms’ aid in final stretch

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are sending $1 million each to Keisha Lance Bottoms' campaign for Georgia governor.

Inside the changing politics of the Black church

From Martin Luther King Jr.'s Ebenezer Baptist Church to Atlanta's rapidly growing 2819 Church, the Black church's political identity is changing. What's at stake?

AJC POLL

AJC poll: Jon Ossoff leads Mike Collins in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race

Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff leads among women, Black voters and younger Georgians, according to a new AJC poll of the state’s U.S. Senate race.

AJC POLL

AJC poll: Bottoms, Jackson deadlocked in race for Georgia governor

A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows neither candidate has managed to break away in a contest for the state’s top job.

Tight race for Georgia attorney general becomes a debate over experience

Democrats are spending big, believing they have a chance to slip the open seat amid President Donald Trump's unpopularity. Republicans are pushing back.

‘Shadow mayor:’ As Keisha Lance Bottoms rose to power, one adviser was close by

Alvin Kendall has been at the center of some of Atlanta's biggest real estate deals, from the Gulch to the sale of Turner Field. That work earned him millions.

A long-shot Democrat is gaining attention. His GOP rival may have bigger ambitions.

Tony Kozycki is challenging Republican Rich McCormick in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District. But McCormick might be looking ahead to 2028.

Obama to headline Atlanta rally for Bottoms and Ossoff

Former President Barack Obama will headline an Oct. 28 rally in Atlanta for U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Georgians are the ultimate voting machines. Make a plan and go vote.

Every election matters. Every vote will matter. Now, the responsibility rests with Georgians to go out and vote.

At ‘No Kings’ rally in Atlanta, Black voters are urged to cast ballots early

Nearly 800,000 early voters have cast in-person ballots statewide since Tuesday, according to the state’s unofficial tracker.

Sparks fly in Fulton Commission contests during early voting across the metro

Competitive county commission races are featured across metro Atlanta in the Nov. 3 general election.

Find your Georgia early voting site

See where Georgia's early voting sites are for 2026 general election and when they are open.

MARTA says ad with incorrect election date is old, will be removed

The ad, seen on a train Thursday, tells riders to make a plan to vote on the wrong day.

Todd Gurley joining Trump on Air Force One for Georgia rally

President Trump is campaigning in Dalton on Friday afternoon, marking his third visit to Georgia this year

Trump is back in Georgia today, and the political stakes are high

President Trump comes back to Georgia Friday for a campaign rally aimed at firing up Republicans less than three weeks before Election Day.

Jon Ossoff hauls in $33M as Georgia Senate race enters final weeks

The Democratic U.S. senator says he plans to devote the rest of his $26 million on hand to defeat Republican Mike Collins.