Government & Politics

A blonde white woman wearing a white t-shirt and sunglasses kneels on the ground. Her right arm is wrapped around her daughter, a young girl with long hair and a pink dress, and her left hand is holding three balloons, red, white, and blue stars. Both people are wearing Georgia "I Voted" stickers.

The faces of Fulton County voters on Election Day

Anna Najarian

Kamala Harris stands behind a podium giving a speech. She is wearing a black top and tan blazer.

Harris hosts star-studded rally in final appeal to GA voters

Emma Buker and Nichole Maxwell

Two Japanese men wearing all black hold American flags and a large blue sign with a photo of Donald Trump after he was shot. The text reads, "Trump strong, Chosen by God."

Trump holds rally in Duluth to encourage voting

Victoria Tucker

In the foreground, a white standing sign features an American flag and large blue text reading, "VOTE HERE." Behind the sign, a line of over a dozen people stand on a sidewalk, waiting for their turn to vote.

Cobb County voters reflect a statewide trend of changing demographics

Monaé Templier and Josh Azriel

A man with a pink shirt and a green penny jersey stands with bent knees in front of a Black nonbinary person holding a basketball. A crowd of people watches the game about to start.

Transgender athletes find support, community in one Atlanta basketball league

Emma Buker

Former president Jimmy Carter stands on the porch of a home holding a key in the air. Next to him, two Black men stand smiling, holding a plank of wood covered in signatures. Behind Carter stand his wife, Rosalynn.

Jimmy Carter’s humanitarian legacy: 100 years in the making

Emma Buker

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2024 AJC, ACC Voter Guide is now live

Fresh Take Georgia

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Georgia’s new GOP election law draws criticism, lawsuits

Associated Press

Critics of Georgia's new Republican-backed election law issued fresh calls Monday to boycott some of the state's largest businesses for not speaking out more forcefully against the law, a day after advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging it.

people protesting outside the Georgia capitol

Election overhaul faces strong backlash from Democrats, activists in Georgia

Allexa Ceballos and Adyson Harrah

A controversial election law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp and the subsequent arrest of state Rep. Park Cannon for knocking on his office door has garnered national attention. In Georgia, a lawsuit has already been filed and activists have begun mobilizing.

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A controversial new election law, details on the parental leave bill and a feud in the General Assembly

FTG Podcast Team

Season 1 Episode 11 — March 26, 2021 This week on Gold Dome Debrief, we cover an election bill signed by the governor, the state budget being finalized by the General Assembly, a detailed look at...

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs GOP election bill amid an outcry

Associated Press

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.

PODCAST COVID-19 vaccines: Clear bottles of the pale pink liquid vaccine labeled and ined up on a shelf in a semi-dark room

All Georgians over 16 eligible for COVID-19 vaccine Thursday

Associated Press

Gov. Brian Kemp made the announcement Tuesday, saying supplies of the vaccine continue to rise and that he's confident that enough older adults have been vaccinated to open up inoculation to the broadest possible population.

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New bill would let Georgia paramedics administer lifesaving shot

Adyson Harrah

A new bill, inspired by a family desperate to have it passed, has passed out of the Georgia House and is awaiting a final Senate vote. HB 346 would allow paramedics to administer a lifesaving shot to patients.

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Gov. Kemp signs modest state income tax cut into law

Associated Press

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a modest state income tax cut into law Monday, saying Georgia's ability to cut taxes was proof that his approach to the coronavirus pandemic had resulted in a strong economy.

Over a dozen blue tents in homeless camp on grassy field under row of pink-blossomed trees

New bill to restrict homeless camping, updates to rural transportation and a push to limit the governor’s emergency powers

FTG Podcast Team

Season 1 Episode 10 — March 19, 2021 This week on Gold Dome Debrief, we cover a bill on homeless camping, legislation that could change transportation in rural areas, and a push to restrict the Governor’s...