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OPINION

How to move forward after ‘big beautiful bill’ put Georgia in a pinch

The 'big beautiful bill' puts more pressure on the states, including Georgia, to make up the difference for health care, food assistance and other programs.

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OPINION

US House Republicans stop time — again — to avoid votes on Trump’s tariffs

Under federal law, once a president declares an emergency and institutes tariffs, Congress can quickly force repeal votes, with action required in 15 days.

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Medicaid cuts ahead prompt Lavonia hospital to shutter childbirth unit

St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital was already struggling. Funding cuts from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act tipped the scales.

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Trump official Dr. Oz to health workers in Atlanta: ‘I’m here recruiting’

Oz is administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that oversees Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges.

CDC halts work-from-home accommodations for employees with disabilities

The move comes shortly after CDC employees returned to the office for the first time since the Aug. 8 attack on the agency.

Who could replace Fani Willis in the Trump case?

The head of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia will decide who inherits the election interference case involving President Donald Trump and 14 of his supporters.

Fired CDC director tells Senate panel RFK Jr.’s policies have chilling effects

Former CDC chief Susan Monarez said during a U.S. Senate hearing she was fired for failing to support HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s efforts to overhaul vaccine policy.

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Why Atlanta ranks among the nation's top ICE enforcement zones

Atlanta ranks high among other major cities with a surging ICE presence. Credits: AJC | Chatham County Police Department | @l.a.taco, @angiem312/TikTok

Trump official Dr. Oz to health workers in Atlanta: ‘I’m here recruiting’

Oz is administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency that oversees Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges.

CDC halts work-from-home accommodations for employees with disabilities

The move comes shortly after CDC employees returned to the office for the first time since the Aug. 8 attack on the agency.

Access to COVID shot and 2 childhood vaccines may change this week

The guidance that emerges from CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting Thursday and Friday could influence whether pharmacists and doctors give vaccines.

Metro Atlanta consumers grapple with higher prices on food, other goods

Inflation recently reached its highest level this year, with prices increasing for food, housing and other necessities.

After Hyundai raid, Trump doesn’t want to ‘frighten off’ foreign investment

President Donald Trump is trying to reassure foreign companies that their investment is wanted stateside despite the recent implications of immigration raids.

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5 questions about Georgia’s growing governor’s race

Democrat Geoff Duncan and Republican Brad Raffensperger are both running for governor. Their campaigns have upended an already crowded field.

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Rivian ceremony reaffirms Brian Kemp’s bet on electric vehicle industry

The Georgia governor and other political elites will celebrate the state's investment in a groundbreaking ceremony today for Rivian's new auto plant.

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Brian Kemp faces pressure over upcoming COVID-19 vaccine guidelines

A federal advisory panel meets this week to set vaccine guidelines. Georgia public health experts and some Democrats worry they could be out of line.

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Ethics Commission sanctions 5 of 7 Georgia Senate candidates

Five candidates who ran in a special election for a Georgia Senate seat must pay fines for failing to file financial disclosures.

Georgia Republican Party pursues goals of reducing early and absentee voting

The Georgia Republican Party is seeking broad reductions to early voting, absentee voting and voter registration through a GOP-led committee of state legislators.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has begun circumventing the State Election Board by bringing accusations of double-voting directly to local district attorneys.(Ben Hendren for the AJC)

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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.

Fulton County resident Andrea Martinez (left) is seen casting her ballot inside the Antioch Baptist Church in Atlanta during Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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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.

Your Politics Team
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Michelle Baruchman

Michelle Baruchman covers the Georgia House of Representatives and statewide issues.

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Greg Bluestein

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

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Chris Joyner

Joyner is the deputy politics editor.

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Natalie Mendenhall

Natalie Mendenhall produces the "Politically Georgia" podcast.

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Tia Mitchell

Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast.

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Patricia Murphy

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist.

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Mark Niesse

Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution a

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Maya T. Prabhu

Maya T. Prabhu covers the Georgia Senate and statewide issues as a government reporter for The AJC.

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David Wickert

David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues.

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Adam Beam

Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.

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Caleb Groves

Caleb Groves is a general assignment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's politics team and a Kennesaw State ...

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Ethics Commission sanctions 5 of 7 Georgia Senate candidates

Five candidates who ran in a special election for a Georgia Senate seat must pay fines for failing to file financial disclosures.

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Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez testifies on Capitol Hill

Former CDC chief, dismissed after refusing to endorse HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine directives, testifies before Senate.

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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

5 questions about Georgia’s growing governor’s race

Democrat Geoff Duncan and Republican Brad Raffensperger are both running for governor. Their campaigns have upended an already crowded field.

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Raffensperger, who rebuffed Trump in 2020, runs for Georgia governor

He was the Republican who told Donald Trump no. Now the secretary of state is telling Georgia voters he wants to be their next governor.

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CJ Pearson on Charlie Kirk: ‘He was the blueprint’

CJ Pearson joins 'Politically Georgia' podcast to talk what's next for young conservatives in Georgia.

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OPINION

Geoff Duncan giving Democrats headaches, and a chance

After 28 years of losing governor’s races, Democrats in the state may want to try something different if they want a different result the next time around.

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Metro Atlanta consumers grapple with higher prices on food, other goods

Inflation recently reached its highest level this year, with prices increasing for food, housing and other necessities.

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What happens next to the Trump election interference case in Georgia?

With Fulton County DA Fani Willis and her office disqualified, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia will have a big decision to make.

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Lawsuit: College Park councilman pushed employee to carry out ‘vendettas’

The complaint also alleges Councilman Roderick Gay demanded special treatment for friends.

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A day long delayed has come as Rivian breaks ground on Georgia EV factory

Electric vehicle startup Rivian will hold a ceremony Tuesday to christen the start of construction of its long-delayed $5 billion factory an hour east of Atlanta.