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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about voting rights Friday at the Justice Department in Washington. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Elections 2021
U.S. attorney general pledges scrutiny of new state voting laws
FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, file photo, Stacey Abrams speaks to Biden supporters as they wait for former President Barack Obama to arrive and speak at a campaign rally for Biden at Turner Field in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
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Abrams-affiliated firm said to raise $9.5M
Forsyth County is one of several metro Atlanta counties that are developing transit plans. (Photo courtesy of Forsyth County)
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More metro Atlanta counties explore transit options
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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2017 file photo, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed greets supporters for city councilwoman and mayoral candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, whom Reed endorsed to replace him, at an election night party in Atlanta. Reed has filed paperwork to enter the race for his old job four years after he left City Hall. The document filed with the Georgia ethics commission Wednesday, June 9, 2021, opens the door for Reed to start accepting campaign contributions. Reed jumped into the 2021 campaign one month after current Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she won't seek reelection to a second term. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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The Jolt: “I’m back!” Inside Kasim Reed’s pricey comeback birthday bash
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp greets President Donald Trump as he visits Georgia to talk about an infrastructure overhaul at the UPS Hapeville hub at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday July 15, 2020 in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
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OPINION: Despite Trump’s threats, big-name challenger to Kemp nowhere to be found
A new report predicts more delays and cost overruns for the two nuclear reactors being built at Plant Vogtle.
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Capitol Recap: More delays, added costs predicted for Georgia nuke project
12/21/2020 — Columbus, Georgia — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris greets a crowd of supporters gathered during a car rally in Columbus, Georgia, Monday, December 21, 2020. Vice President-elect Harris was in Georgia stumping for US Senate Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Rev. Rahpael Warnock. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Kamala Harris will visit Atlanta next week to promote coronavirus vaccination
Former Mayor Kasim Reed, pictured Thursday after an interview at Colony Square, said rampant crime has caused him to come out of political retirement and run for his old office. Photo by Bill Torpy
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Kevin Douglas Creek, a roofing contractor from Alpharetta, was arrested June 9, 2021, and charged with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Police body camera footage appears to show Creek attacking police defending the Capitol. (Photo: United States Department of Justice)
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Alpharetta man and former Marine latest arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A passenger gets off of a MARTA bus at a stop near Stonecrest Mall. A Stonecrest transit hub is among the projects included in a bill that received committee approval in the U.S. House. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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U.S. House panel backs transportation bill with $138 million in Georgia projects
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01/27/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia —Georgia lawmakers, lobbyist and staff gather in the hallways on the sixth day of the 2021 legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 27, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms holds a news conference May 7, 2021, on her decision not to seek a second term. “In the same way that it was very clear to me almost five years ago that I should run for mayor of Atlanta, it is abundantly clear to me today that it is time to pass the baton on to someone else,” Bottoms said at an emotional news conference at City Hall. JOHN SPINK / AJC
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Key moments: Keisha Lance Bottoms' Atlanta mayoral term
President Joe Biden greets Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., during a rally at Infinite Energy Center, to mark his 100th day in office, Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Duluth, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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PHOTOS: President Biden visits Georgia
President Joe Biden has proposed a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan that includes spending on everything from clean water to broadband internet to child-care facilities. It includes $621 billion for a variety of transportation initiatives. The plan is short on details about specific projects that would be included.(Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)
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Biden infrastructure plan
03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — House Representatives throw paper in the air in the House Chambers following Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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PHOTOS: Final day of Georgia 2021 legislative session
03/25/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta) is placed into the back of a Georgia State Capitol patrol car after being arrested by Georgia State Troopers on day 38 of the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Politics
PHOTOS: Sweeping Georgia voting law signed amid protests
President Joe Biden speaks as Vice President Kamala Harris listens during a COVID-19 briefing at the headquarters for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Friday, March 19, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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PHOTOS: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris visit Atlanta
03/08/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Demonstrators chain themselves together as they stage a sit-in protest on the South wing steps of the Georgia State Capitol building during crossover day in the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Monday, March 8, 2021. These demonstrators were opposing election legislation that was moving through the Senate Chambers on crossover day. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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PHOTOS: Protests at Capitol as lawmakers debate voting bills
Here's a look at some of Georgia's highest paid state employees for the 2020 budget year at the university system, state agencies and local school districts. Mark Becker, president of Georgia State University, $2,806,507
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PHOTOS: Georgia's highest paid public workers
Abby Larimer claps during an Inauguration watch party in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Manuel’s Tavern held an Inauguration watch party on Wednesday to celebrate the election of President Joe Biden. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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PHOTOS: Atlanta reacts to Joe Biden inauguration
Robert Boens of Atlanta unfurls the American flag at the barricades surrounding the state Capitol on Sunday, January 17, 2021, in Atlanta. Armed militias planned to protest the election of President-elect Joe Biden ahead of Wednesday's inauguration, but the scene was quiet for the day. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
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PHOTOS: Georgia braces for possible violent protest at Capitol
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The veranda of Martha and Jean-Francois Morizur’s home looks out over their backyard and pool area. A sofa, chair and coffee table from Wayfair provide seating around the outdoor fireplace, and the fleur-de-lis wood and iron art above the fireplace from Hobby Lobby ties the outdoor decor into the French style of the interior of the home. Text by Shannon Dominy. Photo by Reynolds Rogers.
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp greets President Donald Trump as he visits Georgia to talk about an infrastructure overhaul at the UPS Hapeville hub at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday July 15, 2020 in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
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OPINION: Despite Trump’s threats, big-name challenger to Kemp nowhere to be found
210608-Atlanta-Felicia Moore, from left, Andre Dickens, Sharon Gay, Antonio Brown and Walter Reeves participate in a forum for AtlantaMayor candidates sponsored by the Committee for a Better Atlanta on Tuesday morning, June 8, 2021 in Atlanta. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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OPINION: Atlanta mayor’s race a search to solve crime
Republican Geoff Duncan is running for lieutenant governor. BRANDEN CAMP/SPECIAL
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OPINION: Geoff Duncan’s GOP 2.0: “I’m trying to rebuild this thing”
01/07/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, makes remarks during a pre legislative session media availability at the Georgia State Capitol building in downtown Atlanta, Thursday, January 7, 2021. The Georgia legislative session will begin January 11, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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OPINION: House Speaker David Ralston is considering a run against Sen. Raphael Warnock...
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about voting rights Friday at the Justice Department in Washington. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Elections 2021
U.S. attorney general pledges scrutiny of new state voting laws
A new report predicts more delays and cost overruns for the two nuclear reactors being built at Plant Vogtle.
Politics
Capitol Recap: More delays, added costs predicted for Georgia nuke project
Fulton County elections workers sort and count absentee ballots in November during the county's second recount of Election Day ballots at the Georgia World Congress Center. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Politics
More ballot reviews pending in Georgia, sowing doubts in elections
Demonstrators hold protest signs during a rally Tuesday at the Georgia Capitol calling on Congress to pass legislation that would require the Justice Department to approve changes to state voting laws, as it did before the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated part of the Voting Rights Act in 2013. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Church leaders protest Georgia voting law and seek federal oversight
LAWRENCEVILLE - Several dozen elected officials and community leaders gathered at Gwinnett Technical College on Monday, June 7, 2021 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new building on campus and renovation of an existing building. From left to right in this photo are Gwinnett Tech College board of directors chair Julie Haley, Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier, First Lady Marty Kemp, Gov. Brian Kemp and Gwinnett Technical College President D. Glen Cannon. ERIC STIRGUS/ESTIRGUS@AJC.COM.
Politics
With the economy strong, state of Georgia headed for a record tax surplus
GA GOP Chairman Dave Shafer speaks to staff at the Georgia GOP State Convention in Jekyll Island, Georgia on June 5th, 2021.
Politics
Shafer easily reelected as Georgia GOP chairman
Convention-goers cheer and boo as Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at the Georgia GOP convention at Jekyll Island on Saturday, June 5, 2021. (Photo: Nathan Posner for The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution)
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Kemp greeted with boos during speech at Georgia GOP convention
210520-Canton-Rick Cox, who has a son in the Cherokee County school system, holds signs outside of the school board chambers before a meeting Thursday night, May 20, 2021. The building reached capacity and the people in line behind Cox were not allowed in for the start of the meeting. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Education
Conservatives revolt against critical race theory in Georgia schools
Elections
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about voting rights Friday at the Justice Department in Washington. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Elections 2021
U.S. attorney general pledges scrutiny of new state voting laws
Fulton County elections workers sort and count absentee ballots in November during the county's second recount of Election Day ballots at the Georgia World Congress Center. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Politics
More ballot reviews pending in Georgia, sowing doubts in elections
Incumbent Keisha Lance Bottoms' May 7 announcement that she wouldn't seek a second term as Atlanta mayor opened the field for candidates looking to succeed her in the city's top office. Here's a look at who's running. Photo: John Spink / AJC
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Who is running for mayor of Atlanta in 2021?
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has placed his holdings, valued at somewhere between $2 million and $7.3 million, in a qualified blind trust. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Politics
Sen. Jon Ossoff fulfills campaign promise by putting financial assets in blind trust
Demonstrators hold protest signs during a rally Tuesday at the Georgia Capitol calling on Congress to pass legislation that would require the Justice Department to approve changes to state voting laws, as it did before the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated part of the Voting Rights Act in 2013. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Politics
Church leaders protest Georgia voting law and seek federal oversight
LAWRENCEVILLE - Several dozen elected officials and community leaders gathered at Gwinnett Technical College on Monday, June 7, 2021 to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new building on campus and renovation of an existing building. From left to right in this photo are Gwinnett Tech College board of directors chair Julie Haley, Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier, First Lady Marty Kemp, Gov. Brian Kemp and Gwinnett Technical College President D. Glen Cannon. ERIC STIRGUS/ESTIRGUS@AJC.COM.
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With the economy strong, state of Georgia headed for a record tax surplus
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See Fulton ballots with unclear markings and how officials ruled
November 4, 2020 Atlanta: Fulton County election workers started counting and scanning ballots again on Wednesday Nov. 4, 2020 as the State and the Nation waited for the results. Fulton County elections head Richard Barron said he expects results from the tens of thousands of outstanding absentee-by-mail ballots by 9 p.m. Wednesday. People across the nation are eagerly watching to see whether Fulton County home to Atlanta, the South’s crown jewel, and 1 million residents can help former Vice President Joe Biden beat President Donald Trump. There were 63,000 outstanding Fulton absentee ballots, which is about 27% of Georgia’s 236,000 uncounted absentee ballots Wednesday morning. That was enough to keep the nation biting its nails and waiting on Fulton. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
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Ballot images made public in Georgia after heated election
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August 21, 2020 Atlanta: Work continues on the Peachtree Creek Greenway in Atlanta. It is one of 38 Georgia transportation projects that would get funding in a $547 billion transportation bill before Congress. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM
Washington Insider
Opinion: Democrats try a familiar recipe on infrastructure. But it may not work.
Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux speaks during a recent press conference at the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. office space in downtown Atlanta, Friday, May 21, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Washington Insider
Opinion: Republicans invent U.S. House votes to attack Democrats
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., left, the GOP's lead negotiator on a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, speaks with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee markup at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. The administration and Republican senators remain far apart over the size and scope of the investment needed to reboot the nation's roads, bridges and broadband. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Washington Insider
Opinion: After fast action on COVID relief, Biden agenda slows in Congress
Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde's description of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as "no insurrection" was widely criticized after a House Oversight Committee hearing on March 12. Screenshot via YouTube.
Washington Insider
Opinion: Democrats turn Georgia Republican’s words against him over Capitol Attack
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