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Where they stand: Jackson, Bottoms on data centers

Members of the Georgia General Assembly adjourned this past session without delivering on an early push to regulate one of the state’s fastest-growing industries: data centers...

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Ga. Democrats call sudden adjournment in US House ‘outrageous,’ ‘desperate’

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OPINION

Jon Ossoff is writing a new playbook for Democrats in the South

Can Keisha Lance Bottoms withstand Rick Jackson’s spending blitz?

A $3.6M bet from Jon Ossoff that goes beyond his own reelection

The Democratic U.S. senator is putting money and people in the Georgia Democratic Party in a plan he hopes can boost candidates up and down the ballot.

What to know about voting by mail after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision

The court rejected President Donald Trump's plan to place new restrictions on voting by mail. Here's what you need to know for Georgia.

Bottoms, Jackson clash over data centers. Both have history with the industry.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson are drawing a stark contrast over data centers in the Georgia governor's race. Both have a history with the industry.

Poll worker Gamble Everett prepares machines in the voting area before opening the polling place at the Park Tavern in Midtown Atlanta on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (John Spink/AJC)

Georgia is shopping for a new voting system for 2028, but is there time?

Georgia lawmakers wants a new voting system by 2028. That deadline is quickly approaching.

Georgia Senate split screen: Ossoff rallies a crowd as Collins counters nearby

The dueling Athens events captured two very different arguments about the state of the race a month before the Oct. 13 early voting period begins.

PATRICIA MURPHY

The Democratic Socialists of America believe what??

The DSA is gaining ground in Georgia. But some of their big ideas have even some Democrats saying, "Wait, what?"

State Election Board pressures secretary of state to update voting machines

A draft State Election Board resolution urges the secretary of state to upgrade Georgia's voting system before early voting and seeks help from the Trump administration.

Georgia GOP activists leave midterm convention energized

Georgians attending the Republican Party's midterm convention in Dallas said it accomplished its purpose: to energize the base ahead of November's election.

Raffensperger urges Supreme Court to reject Trump’s mail-in ballot plan

Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger urges the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the Trump administration’s plans to use the Postal Service to vet voters for November election.

Culture wars take a back seat in Georgia governor’s race

Republican nominee Rick Jackson isn't abandoning social issues like abortion. But he's focusing more on issues like tax cuts and affordability.

BILL TORPY

Ossoff makeup ads hint of Collins’ flagging foundation

Election silly season is back in full force.

Ethics commission fines two groups linked to First Liberty nearly $150,000

Ethics Commission fines 2 groups linked to First Liberty nearly $150,000

The Georgia Republican Assembly's political action committee received about $162,000 from the now defunct First Liberty Building & Loan.

PATRICIA MURPHY

Josh McKoon, Georgia GOP chair, is betting on the Republican base in 2026

Inside Georgia GOP Chair John McKoon’s plan to skip “mythical” undecided voters in favor of Trump die-hards to win in November.

Trump visits North Georgia today but has eyes on Atlanta

Republicans’ midterm convention is all about Trump

The Republican Party's first ever midterm convention begins Wednesday. Although candidates such as Mike Collins have speaking roles, the focus will be President Donald Trump.

Republican nominee for governor Rick Jackson — seen here at a news conference in Atlanta last week — said Tuesday that his administration would seek to broaden Medicaid coverage while preserving work requirements for some recipients. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Rick Jackson proposes ‘intelligent Medicaid expansion’ in Georgia

The GOP nominee for governor said he would pursue a federal waiver to use Medicaid funding to help some Georgians stay on their private or employer-sponsored insurance plans.

Is Georgia losing some of its political battleground luster?

For six years, Georgia politicians barely had to ask for national attention. It came looking for them....