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DeKalb County Election officials including Nytia Harris, left, and Lamashia Davis work to spread information about changes in voter laws and share information with DeKalb resident Jeremiah Gilyard on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at the Chamblee MARTA Station. The officials are able to print free voter IDs, if needed. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Voter ID requirement harder on those without Georgia driver’s licenses
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A lawmaker looks over a map of Georgia's political districts on Aug.  23, 2011. File photo.
Rural Georgia population losses make district drawing tricky for Republican leaders
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Lieutenant Governor candidate and Georgia Senate Pro-Tem Butch Miller speaks at the Georgia GOP State Convention in Jekyll Island, Georgia on June 5th, 2021. Nathan Posner for the Atlanta-Journal-Constitution
Georgia GOP Senate leader eyeing Texas’ restrictive abortion law
City Schools of Decatur Superintendent Dr. Maggie Fehrman talks about requiring staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 during a board meeting Tuesday evening, Sept. 14, 2021. (Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kemp: Decatur schools vaccine mandate ‘clearly violates’ executive order
09/29/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - Fulton County Poll worker Dian Rodriguez-Harrison uses an electronic device to check a voter in at the polling site located at Fanplex in AtlantaÕs Summerhill community, Tuesday, September 29, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Voter ID ad campaign planned to help with Georgia election law
Candice Broce, pictured next to the U.S. flag, raises her right hand to take an oath after Gov. Brian Kemp was sworn in as governor in January 2019. Source: Broce's Facebook page
Former Gov. Kemp aide appointed new human services commissioner
Strong tax collections indicate that Gov. Brian Kemp will be able to fulfill a 2018 campaign promise, just in time for his 2022 campaign for reelection, to raise state educators' pay by $5,000. Kemp got the educators the first $3,000 during his first legislative session as governor. But plans for the remaining $2,000 were put on hold when the General Assembly passed a budget that cut spending during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, fearing it would significantly damage the state's economy. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Capitol Recap: Georgia tax collections continue pointing to strong economy
Georgia may have a record amount of money to spend when Gov. Brian Kemp and lawmakers are running for reelection in 2022. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Georgia tax take up despite delta variant; Kemp considering spending plans for 2022
Bus riders at Liberty Elementary School in Canton finish their school day and start their ride home in Cherokee County on Thursday, Sept 2, 2021. Substitute teachers have become even more difficult to find since the pandemic as the need grows and students are back in class. Cherokee has begun assigning central office workers to classrooms to staff positions when substitutes can't be found. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
COVID-19 amplifies chronic shortage of substitute teachers
January 5, 2021 Atlanta: Voters exit after casting their 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)
Judge’s ruling eases path for third-party candidates in Georgia
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