Huge turnout, long lines in Georgia on first day of early voting for Nov. 3 election
Early voting in the momentous 2020 general elections started off with a bang Monday as thousands of Georgians poured into precincts, eager to cast perhaps the most important ballots of their lives.
Perdue, Ossoff trade blows in televised debate
Democrat Jon Ossoff (left) is challenging Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue ATLANTA - U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff lobbed the same criticisms at each other Monday that Georgia TV viewers have grown used to from their relentless...
Gun store owner Clyde fields attacks in 9th Congressional District debate
Andrew Clyde, a gun store owner and the Republican nominee in Georgia’s 9th Congressional District, fielded attacks on his business dealings and a recent lawsuit against Athens-Clarke County during a debate Monday ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
Democrat Warnock leading crowded U.S. Senate race
Rev. Raphael Warnock of Ebenezer Baptist Church (Credit: Warnock for Georgia) ATLANTA - A second poll of Georgia’s free-for-all U.S. Senate race shows Democrat Raphael Warnock in the lead over Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville....
Democrats seek Georgia House, Republicans play defense in Nov. 3 elections
Will the balance of power shift in the Georgia state legislature following the highly anticipated general election on Nov. 3?
Georgia Supreme Court orders district attorney election in Athens circuit
The Nathan Deal Judicial Center in downtown Atlanta (Photo by Beau Evans) ATLANTA - Voters in Clarke and Oconee counties will have the opportunity Nov. 3 to elect a district attorney for the Western Judicial Circuit instead of having to wait until November 2022. The...
Weekly first-time jobless claims increase in Georgia
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Initial unemployment claims in Georgia experienced an uptick last week, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. For the week ending Oct. 3, 44,874 Georgians filed first-time unemployment claims, an increase...
Adult education opportunities in Georgia eyed by state lawmakers
Georgia lawmakers are looking at ways to boost the number of people who earn high-school and college degrees amid a changing labor market that is tending toward more automated technical jobs.