Welcome back, Georgia lawmakers. The state budget is in tatters; Georgians continue to die from COVID-19; demonstrators are in the street protesting police brutality and racial injustice; …
Georgia Judge Orders Decatur Confederate Monument Relocated
A Georgia judge Friday ordered the relocation of a Confederate monument that stands in downtown Decatur. DeKalb County Judge Clarence Seeliger’s order said the 30-foot obelisk in Decatur Square should …
Georgia’s 7th District Democratic primary too close to call
The Democratic primary in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District is too close to call after new vote counts showed a runoff may not be required in the suburban Atlanta …
Georgia nursing staff back with family after virus lockdown
Workers who agreed to live at a Georgia nursing home to keep its residents safe from the coronavirus are back with their loved ones for the first time in nearly three months …
Atlanta Police Shooting: Georgia NAACP Calls For Chief To Resign
The call came after an Atlanta police officer fatally shot 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks during an altercation at a Wendy’s restaurant.
Georgia Mail-In Ballot Issues May Have Left Thousands of Votes Uncounted: Election Officials
Faulty software or poorly calibrated vote-tabulation scanners used to count mailed-in ballots in this week’s chaotic Georgia primary may have prevented thousands of votes from being counted, election …
Ossoff Holds Strong Lead in Georgia US Senate Primary
Jon Ossoff, a young Georgia media executive known for breaking fundraising records during a 2017 special election loss for a U.S. House seat, beat back a field of Democratic primary opponents to win a …
Georgia State faculty demand greater diversity and inclusion
The ongoing national discussion about racial discrimination has started a debate at Georgia’s largest public university among faculty and administrators who say the school must improve in some areas …
Georgia Authorities Investigate Fatal Police-Involved Shooting
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations is investigating a shooting incident in which a man died after a failed field sobriety test.
Activists cite tabulation flaw in mail-in ballots in Georgia | Raleigh News & Observer
Election officials and activists in four Georgia counties say faulty software or poorly calibrated vote-tabulation scanners used in the state’s primary may have prevented thousands of mailed-in votes …