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What Tennessee fans think of their old coach, Derek Dooley, running for U.S. Senate

As their former head football coach, Derek Dooley, runs for Senate, most Tennessee fans in Georgia didn’t even know he was in the race.

Clark Dean preps outsider-themed GOP run for Georgia governor

The business executive files paperwork to join a Republican field that includes several prominent candidates.

Fed’s Lisa Cook called Atlanta condo a ‘vacation home,’ undercutting Trump’s fraud claims

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate

Delta suspends employees for social posts related to Charlie Kirk’s killing

Delta joins a list of employers, including an NFL team and news network MSNBC, that have punished employees for posting inflammatory comments about Kirk’s death.

Early voting begins for special state Senate runoff election

Those who live in Senate District 21 can cast their ballot at select voting sites ahead of the Sept. 23 runoff election.

South Korean EV battery maker won’t pull back in U.S. after ICE raid

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution reaffirmed its commitment to build EV power cells in the U.S. despite a recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid.

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Newest class of state troopers includes Georgia governor’s daughter

Lucy Kemp is among 30 cadets who graduated last week. Gov. Brian Kemp administered the oath to her and her classmates during a joyful ceremony.

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Flight departs Atlanta for Korea with workers detained after Hyundai ICE raid

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the detainees released by the U.S. included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian, AP reported.

Doctors, nurses, pharmacy, clinic: One cancer patient’s fight to get vaccinated

Chaos on the ground amid Kennedy’s vaccine changes spurs fear among Georgia health board.

DOJ, Norfolk Southern settle case over Amtrak delays on route through Atlanta

The U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday it settled a lawsuit with Norfolk Southern that alleged the railroad delayed certain Amtrak passenger trains.

Mexican workers among arrests in Hyundai raid. Most won’t fight deportation.

Some of the construction workers arrested by ICE had deep ties to Georgia.

How a raid turned Hyundai, Kemp’s biggest jobs push, into a political thicket

The fallout from the immigration raid is far from over — and it could turn Kemp’s biggest economic development win into a liability.

Trump’s tax law boosts safety net for farmers, but tariff uncertainty lingers

President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" bolsters farm subsidies, but uncertainty over tariffs could undermine some of those benefits.

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Newest class of state troopers includes Georgia governor’s daughter

Lucy Kemp is among 30 cadets who graduated last week. Gov. Brian Kemp administered the oath to her and her classmates during a joyful ceremony.

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Georgia leaders react to Charlie Kirk’s killing with anguish and alarm

Some Republicans echoed President Donald Trump by blaming rhetoric from the "radical left." The shooter is at large, which means a motive is unconfirmed.

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Ex-Democrat Mesha Mainor launches GOP bid for state school superintendent

Mainor lost her reelection bid to the state House after switching parties. Now, she is challenging Richard Woods, who is also a Republican.

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Raffensperger bypasses State Election Board on double-voting cases

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has begun sending allegations of double-voting to prosecutors, circumventing the backlogged State Election Board.

Judge upholds Georgia’s limits on mass-mailing absentee applications

A federal judge ruled in favor of part of Georgia's 2021 voting law that restricts organizations from mass-mailing absentee ballot applications to voters.

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Some Georgia Democrats join GOP push for hand-marked paper ballots

A Republican effort to switch to hand-marked paper ballots in Georgia is gaining support from some Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson and state legislators.

Republican lawmakers push for hand-marked ballots in November election

Lawmakers overseeing Georgia's election laws called for a test-run of hand-marked paper ballots this fall, a move away from touchscreen voting.

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Automatic voter registration could be in jeopardy in Georgia

Georgia lawmakers will decide whether to roll back automatic voter registration, which has resulted in high numbers of voters but led to some criticism.

‘Dysfunctional’ State Election Board’s infighting aired to Ga. lawmakers

Georgia lawmakers witnessed a splintered and dysfunctional State Election Board as they consider stepping in to make changes.

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Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a watershed for Gen Z

Young people will always remember where they were when Charlie Kirk was shot. Let’s also make it the moment when everything changed.

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How Charlie Kirk influenced young conservatives in Georgia

Young Georgia conservatives say they were inspired by right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed Wednesday during a speaking engagement in Utah.

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Opening of Georgia EV battery plant to be delayed after ICE raid

A top Hyundai official said an immigration raid on the HL-GA Battery plant under construction next to the Hyundai Metaplant will delay the facility's opening.

Perdue vows to protect universities’ ‘civil debate’ in wake of Kirk’s killing

University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue issued a statement on the importance of free speech after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.

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Flight departs Atlanta for Korea with workers detained after Hyundai ICE raid

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the detainees released by the U.S. included 316 Koreans, 10 Chinese nationals, three Japanese nationals and one Indonesian, AP reported.

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Georgia leaders react to Charlie Kirk’s killing with anguish and alarm

Some Republicans echoed President Donald Trump by blaming rhetoric from the "radical left." The shooter is at large, which means a motive is unconfirmed.

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Hyundai raid rocks Georgia’s hotly contested ‘Seoul of the South’

Political fallout from the Trump administration's Hyundai plant raid could be felt in Georgia's highly diverse, hotly contested Gwinnett County.

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Rep. Greene says the GOP is a ‘boys club.’ What do other women think?

Gender dynamics within the GOP are prickly, especially for female Republicans trying to navigate the waters.