Ferdinand leads early to keep Fulton tax commissioner job

Longtime Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand started with a commanding lead Tuesday night as primary election results came in. The first round of partial results gave Ferdinand more than two-thirds of the vote, putting him ahead of challenger Duvwon Robinson 20,286 to 9,039 only half an hour after polls closed.

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Election monitors report well-run 2024 election in Fulton County but seek improvements

An election monitoring team reported Wednesday that Fulton County's elections made significant improvements since 2020, but challenges remain.

On his way out, former U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson spent big from campaign account

Despite being the only member of Georgia’s U.S. House delegation not on the 2024 ballot, Ferguson outspent almost a third of his colleagues after his retirement announcement.

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Georgia's Fort Moore is being renamed after Fred Benning, a modest World War I hero from Nebraska who avoided discussing his service. Now he's in the limelight, posthumously.

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