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The U.S. Senate runoff victories of Democrats Jon Ossoff, left, and Raphael Warnock were certified Tuesday. The two are expected to take office Wednesday. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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Georgia U.S. Senate results certified; Ossoff and Warnock set to take office Wednesday

Gov. Brian Kemp, left, told the state's budget writers on Tuesday that Georgia’s economy is ready to grow. “I am optimistic that the strong economic foundation we have built together will continue to support our robust recovery,” the governor said. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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State economist: Georgia recovery will be strong once most vaccinated

This combination photo shows Tim McGraw at the iHeartCountry Festival in Austin, Texas on May 4, 2019, left, and Tyler Hubbard of the duo Florida Georgia Line at the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 10, 2019. (AP Photo)

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Tim McGraw, Tyler Hubbard join ‘Celebrating America’ TV special to celebrate Biden...

010521 SOCIAL CIRCLE: Voters socially distance while waiting in line to cast their votes in the runoff election inside the gymnasium at Social Circle Middle School on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Social Circle. Turnout was heavy at the site where more than 900 voted during the November general election with numbers in the runoff already above 800 with more than 90 minutes remaining before the polls closed. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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Ban on outside elections funding proposed in Georgia

From left, Democratic Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock wave after a campaign event with President-elect Joe Biden in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Their wins in runoff elections Tuesday gave Democrats control of the Senate. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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The Jolt: The new power players in Georgia’s new politics

January 12, 2021 Atlanta - Georgia House representatives stand up and pray for Rep. Patty Bentley (not pictured, D-Butler) and her husband inside the House Chambers during the second day of the 2021 legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol building on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Podcast: The issues that could dominate Georgia’s 2021 legislative session

Light shines on the U.S. Capitol dome as sunrise approaches before a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Former Atlanta Bar Association presidents applaud rejection of election fraud lawsuits

The Rev. Raphael Warnock, senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church and U.S. senator-elect, speaks during the Beloved Community Commemorative Service livestreamed on Monday, January 18, 2021. The holiday event presented by the King Center honors the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo from King Center livestream)

“Let us stand together,” Raphael Warnock says on MLK holiday

Volunteers gather and listen to instructions from Georgia STAND-UP's executive organizer Ariel Singleton, on microphone, at Impact Church before picking up trash in the in East Point community on Martin Luther King, Jr Day on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta-Constitution)

Black Atlantans reflect on Capitol chaos, Biden administration

President Donald Trump arrives at a rally in Dalton, Ga., while campaigning for Republican U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. Trump, Perdue and Loeffler all suffered losses in Georgia's last election cycle, thrusting state into the middle of fighting within the Republican Party about its direction in the future. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Trump leaves behind a Georgia GOP mired in conflict

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