Georgia Politics

Gov. Brian Kemp is the first to take advantage of a new law Republicans pushed through the General Assembly that allows him and some legislative leaders to set up "leadership committees," funds that can collect unlimited contributions from donors and also take donations while the Legislature is in session. (Clay Teague/The Macon Telegraph via AP)

Kemp the first to set up newly legal unlimited donation committee

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Georgia House Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) makes remarks during a Special Committee on Election Integrity committee meeting at the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta on March 22, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

Georgia GOP takeover bid of Fulton County’s election system advances

May 30, 2020 - Atlanta - Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a 9pm curfew as protests continued for a second day. Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody spread around the United States on Saturday, as his case renewed anger about others involving African Americans, police and race relations. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal Constitution

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Some Fulton County voters waited hours to cast their ballots in the Georgia primary in June 9, one of the reasons Georgia Republican lawmakers have cited in seeking a performance review of the county's elections chief, Richard Barron. The review is the first step in a process that could lead to a state takeover of Fulton's elections. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Capitol Recap: Georgia moves closer to takeover of Fulton elections

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May 27, 2021 Sandy Springs - Aerial photo shows construction site of I-285 interchange at Ga. 400 in Sandy Springs on Tuesday, May 27, 2021. The view is looking south on Georgia 400, with I-285 passing left to right in the image and Atlanta skyline on the horizon. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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FILE - In this June 22, 2021, file photo Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., joined at right by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks with reporters before a key test vote on the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that would overhaul the election system and voting rights, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Georgia Republicans take first step to Fulton elections takeover

January 5, 2021 Atlanta: Voters lined up to cast ballots on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at the Park Tavern located at 500 10th St NE in Atlanta. Georgia’s long moment in the national spotlight culminated Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, when state voters cast their votes to determine which party would control the U.S. Senate. Georgia voters also voted to elect a member of the state Public Service Commission, which regulates energy and utility rates and issues. The two most expensive Senate races in history saw more than $833 million been spent by the four campaigns and outside groups supporting them, blanketing the airwaves and stuffing mailboxes across the state. Much of that money has come from organizations with no direct connection to Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announces the start of a hand recount of the Nov. 3 presidential election during a briefing outside of the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta on Nov. 11, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

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03/22/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) speaks during a presser held by Gov. Brian Kemp at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Monday, March 22, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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April 28, 2020 Gainesville - The top of the poultry monument is topped with a statue of a life-sized chicken at Poultry Park in Gainesville on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Mar. 9, 2017 - Atlanta - Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, who is a volunteer firefighter, gives a fist pump to firefighters in the Senate gallery after the passage of House Bill 146, sponsored by state Rep. Micah Gravley, R-Douglasville, and backed by Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge. The Georgia Senate unanimously backed a measure Thursday offering firefighters special insurance policies to cover treatment of certain work-related cancers, bringing it a crucial step closer toward final passage. The 30th legislative day of the 2017 Georgia General Assembly. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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Gov. Brian Kemp is the first to take advantage of a new law Republicans pushed through the General Assembly that allows him and some legislative leaders to set up "leadership committees," funds that can collect unlimited contributions from donors and also take donations while the Legislature is in session. (Clay Teague/The Macon Telegraph via AP)

Kemp the first to set up newly legal unlimited donation committee9h ago

May 27, 2021 Sandy Springs - Aerial photo shows construction site of I-285 interchange at Ga. 400 in Sandy Springs on Tuesday, May 27, 2021. The view is looking south on Georgia 400, with I-285 passing left to right in the image and Atlanta skyline on the horizon. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Metro Atlanta: Get ready for a decade of road construction

Fulton County elections workers open and sort ballots at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Jan. 5, 2021. (AJC file photo)

Georgia Republicans take first step to Fulton elections takeover

January 5, 2021 Atlanta: Voters lined up to cast ballots on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at the Park Tavern located at 500 10th St NE in Atlanta. Georgia’s long moment in the national spotlight culminated Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, when state voters cast their votes to determine which party would control the U.S. Senate. Georgia voters also voted to elect a member of the state Public Service Commission, which regulates energy and utility rates and issues. The two most expensive Senate races in history saw more than $833 million been spent by the four campaigns and outside groups supporting them, blanketing the airwaves and stuffing mailboxes across the state. Much of that money has come from organizations with no direct connection to Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Georgia seeks dismissal of DOJ suit against voting law

01/12/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Gov. Brian Kemp watches as Colonel Chris C. Wright, Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, makes remarks about security around the Georgia State Capitol building during a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Tuesday, January 12, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Kemp uses emergency fund to boost spending on tackling Atlanta crime

Cobb County resident Darlene Hines, 63, adjusts her foggy glasses as she prepares to cast her ballot during early voting at the Cobb County Elections and Voter Registration Office in Marietta on Dec. 14. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Under half of Georgia voters checked their paper ballots, study shows

Fulton County elections head Richard Barron speaks to the media days after the November presidential election. Questions about ballot scanning and audit tally sheet totals have raised the possibility of a performance review that could set in motion a move by the state to take over the county's election management. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Takeover of Fulton elections considered by Georgia Republicans

FORSYTH - Georgia’s medical marijuana law, authored by State Rep. Allen Peake, is known as Haleigh’s Hope Act and legalizes the possession of cannabis oil for people suffering from a limited number of illnesses. Janea Cox uses the oil to treat her daughter Haleigh, 7, at their home in Forsyth, Ga. The Coxes must still travel to Colorado to obtain the medical marijuana used to treat Haleigh. Feb. 17, 2017. (BITA HONARVAR/SPECIAL)

Medical marijuana licenses approved for six companies in Georgia

Supporters and opponents of Georgia’s anti-abortion fetal cardiac law, which a federal judge blocked from taking effect Jan. 1, will keep the measure in the spotlight during next year’s elections for the state Legislature and other offices. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com

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Gov. Brian Kemp is the first to take advantage of a new law Republicans pushed through the General Assembly that allows him and some legislative leaders to set up "leadership committees," funds that can collect unlimited contributions from donors and also take donations while the Legislature is in session. (Clay Teague/The Macon Telegraph via AP)

Kemp the first to set up newly legal unlimited donation committee

9h ago

January 5, 2021 Atlanta: Voters lined up to cast ballots on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at the Park Tavern located at 500 10th St NE in Atlanta. Georgia’s long moment in the national spotlight culminated Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, when state voters cast their votes to determine which party would control the U.S. Senate. Georgia voters also voted to elect a member of the state Public Service Commission, which regulates energy and utility rates and issues. The two most expensive Senate races in history saw more than $833 million been spent by the four campaigns and outside groups supporting them, blanketing the airwaves and stuffing mailboxes across the state. Much of that money has come from organizations with no direct connection to Georgia. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Georgia seeks dismissal of DOJ suit against voting law

Former Atlanta-based U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak has received the Justice Department’s permission to speak to congressional committees investigating his abrupt resignation and whether it had anything to do with attempts by President Donald Trump to interfere in the 2020 election. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

Justice Department permits Pak to testify to congressional panels

Cobb County resident Darlene Hines, 63, adjusts her foggy glasses as she prepares to cast her ballot during early voting at the Cobb County Elections and Voter Registration Office in Marietta on Dec. 14. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Under half of Georgia voters checked their paper ballots, study shows

Fulton County elections head Richard Barron speaks to the media days after the November presidential election. Questions about ballot scanning and audit tally sheet totals have raised the possibility of a performance review that could set in motion a move by the state to take over the county's election management. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Takeover of Fulton elections considered by Georgia Republicans

FORSYTH - Georgia’s medical marijuana law, authored by State Rep. Allen Peake, is known as Haleigh’s Hope Act and legalizes the possession of cannabis oil for people suffering from a limited number of illnesses. Janea Cox uses the oil to treat her daughter Haleigh, 7, at their home in Forsyth, Ga. The Coxes must still travel to Colorado to obtain the medical marijuana used to treat Haleigh. Feb. 17, 2017. (BITA HONARVAR/SPECIAL)

Medical marijuana licenses approved for six companies in Georgia

Convention goers cheer and boo as Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) speaks at the Georgia GOP State Convention in Jekyll Island, Georgia on June 5th, 2021. Nathan Posner for the Atlanta-Journal-Constitution

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02/18/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Georgia Rep. Shea Roberts, left, (D-Atlanta) and Georgia House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon) speak amongst themselves in the House Chambers on day 19 of the Georgia Legislative Session at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, February 18, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde's description of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as "no insurrection" continues to be criticized by Democrats. Screenshot via YouTube.

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U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Pooler, a pharmacist, has urged Americans to get vaccinated. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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