Government & Politics

aerial view of Plant Scherer with coal ash pond in foreground; clouds, blue sky, pond and foliage
The EPA rule is seemingly simple: Coal ash cannot be left in contact with groundwater. What has been missing is enforcement.
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The Georgia State Capitol welcomed politicians, followers, and friends of the late Martin Luther King Jr. for his annual celebration.
Black women politicians: Georgia state Capitol with a gold dome and surrounded by green trees
Gold Dome Debrief's season 2 premiere covers Gov. Brian Kemp’s priorities from the State of the State address and features an interview with a professor of political science at Kennesaw State University.
Black woman wearing blue face mask and tan blouse voting with other voters American flag on back wall
Senate Committee supports amending Georgia law on noncitizen voting.
White man in blue face mask and grey suit with red tie
Gov. Brian Kemp wants to spend $30.2 billion in state revenue in the 2023 budget, up from the $27.3 billion originally agreed on this year.
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The Georgia General Assembly chambers both convened briefly to mark the 2022 legislative session’s first day. Many lawmakers expressed support for the University of Georgia football team in the national championship.
Maray Marget Oliver: lady with short white hair blue blouse with black blazer in red chair at wooden table with American flag
State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver recently became the first Democrat to chair a committee in the Republican-controlled Georgia House since the GOP won control of the Legislature in 2005. Her legislative career of over 30 years makes her the second-longest serving female legislator in Georgia history.
Georgia insurance commisioner: White, gray-haired man walking with head down in mask with with a red tie and black suit on
Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck began a seven-year prison sentence Thursday, convicted earlier this year on 37 counts involving a scheme to steal more than $2.5 million from a state-chartered insurer of last resort.
Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, announced Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor.
Georgia renters assistance: white man standing at podium holding mic with a black shirt with yellow writing that says NACA in the right corner of shirt surrounded by a group of protesters with homade singsn saying emergency renters assistance and we thrive in riverside renters
Georgia officials struggling to distribute federal funds to prevent evictions have outlined plans to increase the speed at which they get the money to landlords and renters.
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