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On the road again, looking for what’s driving Georgia’s politics
The AJC columnist is setting out on a Georgia politics road trip to get beyond election-year polls and talking points.
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Democratic leader says husband’s firing was ‘disgusting political agenda’
A dispute between Isaiah Hugley and the City Council has unfolded publicly. Caught in the middle is wife Carolyn Hugley — the top-ranking Democrat in the Georgia House.
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Is a mystery GOP Senate candidate on the horizon in Georgia?
Gov. Brian Kemp and President Donald Trump are looking for a GOP primary candidate who can beat Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia. It may be easier said than done.
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The new attack on Georgia U.S. Rep. David Scott — his age
U.S. Rep. David Scott of Atlanta is facing a slew of ambitious primary challengers, who all say it's time for the veteran Democrat to make way for new blood.
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Republicans’ ‘big beautiful bill’ is a budget-busting boondoggle
Republicans promised for years to finally tackle the national debt and the deficit. This "Big Beautiful Bill Act" does the opposite, while adding perks for special interests.
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Patricia Murphy: Bottoms wants to be governor, but mayor was too much
Keisha Lance Bottoms will need to explain to voters why she wants to be governor now, four years after announcing she'd serve as Atlanta mayor for just one term.
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Patricia Murphy: Say it ain’t so, Uncle Joe
As the president misled Americans about his decline, Democrats looked the other way.
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Patricia Murphy: Advice from Trump, Warnock, best commencement speakers
President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, Usher, and others gave the Class of 2025 their best life advice.
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Patricia Murphy: In Senate battle, Kemp’s nod may matter more than Trump’s
Republicans are fighting over who is the most MAGA man among them. But the most important endorsement is likely to come from someone else entirely: Gov. Brian Kemp.
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Patricia Murphy: Meet the mom and small business owner suing Trump over tariffs
A mother says she sued President Donald Trump because his tariffs could spell the end of her small business.