Republicans maintain majorities in General Assembly
ATLANTA - Georgia Democrats were unable to put a dent in the General Assembly's Republican majorities in Tuesday's legislative elections. After the dust settled from Election Night, Republicans remained in control of the Georgia Senate with the same 33-23 majority the...
Trump carries Georgia four years after losing Peach State
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump won Georgia's 16 electoral votes Tuesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris by a narrow margin, several national news outlets projected before 1 a.m. Wednesday. With only three rural counties not having reported, Republican...
Status quo prevails in Georgia congressional elections
ATLANTA - The makeup of Georgia’s congressional delegation likely will remain unchanged, as voters were poised Tuesday night to reelect 13 of the 14 U.S. House lawmakers and choose Republican Brian Jack to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Drew Ferguson. The result would...
Georgia property-tax relief measures headed to easy victories
ATLANTA - Georgia voters were poised to overwhelmingly approve two tax-relief measures on the statewide ballot Tuesday night, while a third tax-related proposal held a smaller lead. With 122 of the state’s 159 counties reporting, a constitutional amendment offering...
Middle Georgia poll worker charged with making threats
ATLANTA - A Georgia poll worker has been arrested and charged with mailing a letter to the Jones County election superintendent threatening poll workers. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville was serving as a poll worker at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct....
Brisk early voting in Georgia shatters record
ATLANTA - A record-smashing 4 million Georgians voted before Election Day this year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office reported during the weekend. The 3.76 million who cast their ballots in person and the 242,620 who voted absentee by mail combined to...
Trump hits hard on illegal immigration at Macon rally
ATLANTA - Former President Donald Trump devoted much of his final campaign rally in Georgia Sunday night to illegal immigration. The Republican nominee to return to the White House brought the mother of a murder victim to the stage at the Atrium Health Amphitheater....
Harris draws sharp contrasts with Trump at Atlanta rally
ATLANTA - Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the closing arguments in her presidential campaign in Georgia Saturday afternoon, likely her last appearance in the Peach State since replacing incumbent President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket. "We have three days...