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The Georgia Public Service Commission is pictured in its hearing room. From left: Commissioners Fitz Johnson, Tim Echols, Tricia Pridemore, Lauren “Bubba” McDonald and Jason Shaw.

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Judge weighs whether Georgia PSC elections are discriminatory
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House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Branden Camp/ For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Mental health law and teacher pay raises among new Georgia laws
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A group of lobbyists watch the sessions on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Monday, April 4, 2022. Several bills passed focused on education will become law on July 1. (Branden Camp for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia’s new education laws take effect July 1
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Election workers hand count advanced ballots at the DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Office, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Decatur, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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An end to ballot bar codes? Georgia election officials consider design changes
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The Georgia House voted mostly along party lines, 96-68, on Monday , November 22, 2021, to send the congressional redistricting map to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. The new redistricting map will help Republicans to obtain victories before a single vote is cast in next year’s elections. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Georgia bill tracker 2022
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Issues to watch in the 2022 session
06/26/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) watches as Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to members of the House Chambers on Sine Die, day 40, of the legislative session in Atlanta, Friday, June 26, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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The players to watch in the 2022 legislative session
Legislators return to the Georgia Capitol on Monday to open the 2020 session of the General Assembly. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

How the AJC covers the Georgia Legislature
November 21, 2020 Atlanta - Pro-Trump protesters, some with flags and signs, attend a rally against the results of the U.S. presidential election outside the Georgia State Capitol on Saturday, November 21, 2020. Several different groups converged at the Capitol for a rally to show support for and against President Donald Trump. (Photo: Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Inside the campaign to undermine Georgia’s election
The Georgia House voted mostly along party lines, 96-68, on Monday , November 22, 2021, to send the congressional redistricting map to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature. The new redistricting map will help Republicans to obtain victories before a single vote is cast in next year’s elections. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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What you need to know about Georgia’s General Assembly
November 19, 2021 Atlanta - Sen. Elena Parent (D-Atlanta) speaks in opposition of SB 2 EX, newly-drawn congressional maps, in the Senate Chambers during a special session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, November 19, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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How redistricting reshaped Georgia politics
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Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams is proposing $800 million a year in new spending on pay raises, health care expansion and other programs. She says that's affordable, in part because of a giant tax surplus the state will likely report this month. Republicans, though, say it would be too costly.

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Abrams’ big plans would use surplus that Kemp may give back to taxpayers
Candidates for Georgia’s top lawyer job polar opposites on abortion
Georgia anti-abortion law likely to remain on hold through at least mid-July
Georgia activists in abortion debate turn focus to November elections
In March, school and school security leaders from around Georgia met with Gov. Brian Kemp at the Governor's Mansion in Buckhead to share their safety concerns. Kemp spoke again about the issue Thursday at the conclusion of a school safety conference in Columbus led by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. (AJC file photo)

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Georgia putting more money into school safety
Eyes on appeals court as Georgians wait to see local impact of abortion ruling
Georgia not alone: Most neighboring states also plan to ban abortions
Atlanta Mayor Dickens ‘sickened’ by Roe decision; area DAs vow not to prosecute
A celebration outside the Supreme Court, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Abortion ruling likely shifts focus of Georgia 2022 campaigns
Abortion in Georgia: Here is what’s currently legal — and not
An ongoing saga of legalizing sports betting in the Georgia Legislature
High court ruling on religious school vouchers: minimal Georgia impact
Charlie Bailey participates in Georgia's democratic primary election runoff debates for lieutenant governor on Monday, June 6, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Charlie Bailey wins Democratic race for lieutenant governor
U.S. education secretary in Atlanta: more equity in girls sports needed
Statewide down-ballot, congressional fields to be set after Tuesday’s runoff
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The Georgia Public Service Commission is pictured in its hearing room. From left: Commissioners Fitz Johnson, Tim Echols, Tricia Pridemore, Lauren “Bubba” McDonald and Jason Shaw.

Credit: File

Judge weighs whether Georgia PSC elections are discriminatory5h ago
House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Branden Camp/ For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Credit: Branden Camp

Mental health law and teacher pay raises among new Georgia laws
13h ago
A group of lobbyists watch the sessions on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Monday, April 4, 2022. Several bills passed focused on education will become law on July 1. (Branden Camp for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Credit: Branden Camp

Georgia’s new education laws take effect July 1
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Election workers hand count advanced ballots at the DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Office, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Decatur, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com

An end to ballot bar codes? Georgia election officials consider design changes
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams is proposing $800 million a year in new spending on pay raises, health care expansion and other programs. She says that's affordable, in part because of a giant tax surplus the state will likely report this month. Republicans, though, say it would be too costly.

Credit: Stephen B. Morton for The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Abrams’ big plans would use surplus that Kemp may give back to taxpayers
Abortion rights activists gather at the Georgia State Capital Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Candidates for Georgia’s top lawyer job polar opposites on abortion
Ashleigh Irvin holds up a “keep abortion safe and legal” sign while standing under an umbrella on Sunday, June 26, 2022. Abortion-rights demonstrators gathered on the steps of The Capitol to protest in response to The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Georgia anti-abortion law likely to remain on hold through at least mid-July
June 25, 2022 Atlanta - Attendees walk in a conference room during National Right to Life’s 51st convention at the Atlanta Airport Marriott Hotel in Atlanta on Saturday, June 25, 2022.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia activists in abortion debate turn focus to November elections
In March, school and school security leaders from around Georgia met with Gov. Brian Kemp at the Governor's Mansion in Buckhead to share their safety concerns. Kemp spoke again about the issue Thursday at the conclusion of a school safety conference in Columbus led by the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. (AJC file photo)

Credit: Ty Tagami

Georgia putting more money into school safety
Health care
Pro-life supporters celebrate outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2022. - The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 "Roe v Wade" decision that enshrined a woman's right to an abortion and said individual states can permit or restrict the procedure themselves. (OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

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Georgia’s health safety net in spotlight as abortion ban looms
Anti-abortion protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years, a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Georgia not alone: Most neighboring states also plan to ban abortions
The Atlanta VA Health Care System is located on Clairmont Road in Decatur would be demolished and rebuilt if Congress adopts a new plan for revamping the VA's health care network in Georgia. Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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VA proposes massive changes to health-care system in Georgia
The gold dome of Georgia’s Capitol. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

Issues to watch in the 2022 session
Economy
Plant Scherer, a Georgia Power plant, is seen on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, near Juliette. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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What the Supreme Court’s greenhouse gas ruling could mean for Georgia
Portrait of Chris Womack, Georgia Power's chairman, president & CEO, at Georgia Power’s Plant McDonough-Atkinson, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia Power seeks rate hike of nearly 12% over three years
02/09/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. William Boddie (D-East Point) speaks against HB 112 in the House Chambers on day 14 of the Georgia Legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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William Boddie wins Democratic runoff for labor commissioner
Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium makes a stop at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights for a panel on diversity, equity and inclusion on Monday, June 6, 2022. The visit is a part of a Belgium economic trade mission trip to the United States. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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