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Georgia House Democrats set to elect leaders for their new majority

Carolyn Hugley, a Democrat from Columbus, is poised to be chosen as Georgia’s first Black House speaker.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia Republicans divided over postelection path forward

A Georgia GOP briefing suggests Republicans could find common ground with Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms on grocery tax relief, pre-K funding and rural hospital incentives.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

The Stone Mountain fight that faded

Years after Stone Mountain dominated Georgia’s 2018 governor’s race, a Black executive is set to oversee the sprawling monument to the Confederate war dead.

Opinion and Voices

NIKEMA WILLIAMS

I was arrested for speaking up in Georgia. Today, I’m holding my head high.

Congresswoman Nikema Williams was arrested at the Georgia Capitol in 2018 for defending her constituents’ right speak up. Today, she celebrates a history making election.

GUEST COLUMN

Historic Election Day uprising showed Georgians the system worked

The historic political shift in Georgia on Election Day showed that citizens want checks and balances on government and want politicians to govern not play politics.

GUEST COLUMN

I learned my ballot wasn’t secret. Georgia must protect voters’ rights.

A known vulnerability in Georgia's voting system exposes the ability of AI tools sifting through public records to match voters to their ballots.

More AJC Politics

NIKEMA WILLIAMS

I was arrested for speaking up in Georgia. Today, I’m holding my head high.

Young voters helped power Georgia Democrats. Can the party deliver?

House Democrats nominate Carolyn Hugley as Georgia’s first Black speaker

Atlanta business leaders focus on affordability and talent after blue wave

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia House Democrats set to elect leaders for their new majority

GUEST COLUMN

Historic Election Day uprising showed Georgians the system worked

Could 2027 be Georgia’s year for legalized gambling?

EXCLUSIVE

‘It’s good to be unfiltered’: Burt Jones lets loose after GOP rout

Georgians in Congress brace for new Democratic majorities

A Latino voting surge is reshaping Georgia’s political map