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Georgia U.S. Rep. Mike Collins spent most of his life running a trucking business. ProPublica’s analysis of federal motor vehicle data shows that truckers for the business have a higher rate of unsafe driving and speeding violations per mile than the majority of similar companies in recent years. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2025)

INVESTIGATION

Mike Collins says foreign truckers make roads unsafe. His own truckers harmed motorists.

From ProPublica: Rep. Collins, running for U.S. Senate, wants to take away commercial licenses of noncitizens. His own truckers’ record shows death, injuries over the decades.

Top elections lawyer starts new firm in calm before storm

AJC asks judge to open a secret lawsuit from two Supreme Court candidates

BILL TORPY

DA Fani Willis’ revenge tour? Judicial races suggest an enemies list.

Judge denies Fulton’s request for return of 2020 ballots seized in FBI raid

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled the U.S. Department of Justice does not have to return troves of 2020 election records it seized from Fulton County.

Georgians, even many Republicans, oppose a federal election takeover

An AJC poll shows most Georgia voters — including nearly half of Republicans — oppose federal control of elections amid Trump’s renewed focus on 2020.

DAVID PLAZAS

America at 250: Georgia cities like Eatonton restore our faith in democracy

Seven small Georgia towns are hosting the 'Voices and Votes' exhibit in partnership with Georgia Humanities as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street tour

Three state legislative special elections head to runoffs

INTERACTIVE

Interactive: What Georgia Democrats think about the top races and issues

With weeks until Election Day, a new poll from the AJC shows who is leading the big Democratic races and what voters think about the major issues facing the state.

INTERACTIVE

Interactive: What Georgia Republicans think about the top races and issues

With weeks until Election Day, a new poll from the AJC shows who is leading the big Republican races and what they think about the major issues facing the state.

AJC Poll: Ossoff remains sharply polarizing in Georgia

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s favorability rating improved in the latest AJC poll, but two-thirds of Republicans continue to say they disapprove of the Georgia senator.

Fulton fights DOJ demand for election workers’ personal information

Fulton has not handed over the personal information from thousands of 2020 election workers demanded by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Georgia Republican voters are still all-in for Trump

A new AJC poll shows that Republican voters in Georgia still overwhelmingly back the president and are optimistic that the nation is heading in the right direction.

Supreme Court Voting Rights Redistricting

CAROLYN BOURDEAUX

Voting Rights Act ruling may challenge Ga. in new and unexpected ways

Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling could upend Democratic Party representation in Congress and Georgia General Assembly but could also forge new, multiracial coalitions.

Workers sort mail-in and drop-off ballots at the Fulton County sorting center at State Farm Arena on Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2020, just before polls closed. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Fulton seeks to block federal subpoena targeting 2020 election workers

The subpoena seeks personally identifying information for thousands of paid and volunteer election workers.

Georgia’s 2026 races keep coming back to Trump

Georgia 2026: What the polls say about the race for governor

In the race for Georgia governor, many on both sides remain undecided.

No new Georgia political maps for 2026. But the fight for 2028 is coming.

Georgia Republicans are looking to redraw the state's congressional lines for the 2028 elections. Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop is a likely target.

AJC poll: Bottoms leads as Democratic rivals for governor hope for runoff

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has a big advantage. But about a third of likely Democratic primary voters remain undecided.

State Election Board seeks paper ballots

State Election Board rejects paper ballots amid looming voting mess

The State Election Board votes down a proposal that would invoke Georgia's backup voting system: paper ballots filled out by hand.

PATRICIA MURPHY

Kemp takes the high road on redistricting. Republicans should stay there.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will not call a special session to redraw political maps before the 2026 elections, bucking GOP pressure after a Supreme Court ruling.

Brian Kemp rules out canceling primary, using new maps in 2026

Louisiana's GOP governor suspended U.S. House primaries following a Supreme Court decision. But Georgia's governor said he won't do that because early voting has begun.