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Abrams-Kemp Slugfest for Georgia Governor Promises to Be Pricey, Long and Ugly
Both Abrams and Kemp are already talking about what they need to do to mobilize voters after primaries that drew heavy turnout.
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Why Georgia Is Becoming the New U.S. Film Production Capital
In 2020, Georgia was home to an estimated 242 film productions that added $2.2 billion to the state’s economy.
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Stacey Abrams Launches 2nd Campaign for Georgia Governor
Democrat Stacey Abrams says she is making another run for governor of Georgia
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Biden DOJ Suing Georgia Over New Voting Restrictions
The Department of Justice is filing a lawsuit challenging new voting restrictions in Georgia, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced.
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Georgia Governor: Loss of All-Star Game Will Hurt Minorities
Georgia’s Republican governor has stepped up his attack on Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from the state in response to a sweeping new voting law
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Georgia Governor Vows a Fight After MLB Yanks All-Star Game
Baseball fans are divided about Major League Baseball’s decision to pull this summer’s All-Star Game from Georgia over a new voting law that critics say will hurt communities of color
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EXPLAINER: What Does Georgia's New GOP Election Law Do?
The sweeping rewrite of Georgia’s election rules that was signed into law by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump’s repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden
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Georgia Legislator Arrested, Pulled Out of State Capitol as Governor Signs Voting Law
Georgia state troopers arrested Democratic state Rep. Park Cannon on Thursday after she knocked on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s statehouse office door as he signed a controversial elections bill into law in a closed-door ceremony, NBC News reports.
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Trump Challenges Vote Results While Urging Turnout in Ga.
President Donald Trump has pressed his grievances over losing the presidential election, using a rally in Valdosta, Georgia, to spread baseless allegations of misconduct in last month’s voting in Georgia and beyond
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Georgia Governor to Drop Lawsuit Over Atlanta Mask Mandate
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he’s dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city’s requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Georgia Officials Promise Thorough Probe in Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Outrage is spreading over a shooting of a black man that led to murder charges more than two months later against a white father and son, but “all that matters is what the facts tell us,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Vic Reynolds said Friday.
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Long Lines as Malls Reopen in Georgia
Some Georgia shopping malls reopened Monday, but once inside, guests were greeted by many closed stores.
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These Atlanta Business Owners Are Worried About Reopening
The state of Georgia is allowing many of its businesses to reopen to the public, but not all owners are happy about it.
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Georgia Reopens Businesses to Public; Some Owners Say They Will Stay Closed
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is allowing some “hands-on” businesses like gyms, spas, hair and nail salons to open Friday morning, followed by restaurants and movie theaters Monday. While some business owners are opening their doors again with new social distancing measures in place, others are not happy and say they will remain closed.
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Trump Approved of Georgia's Plan to Reopen Before Bashing It
President Donald Trump praised Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s aggressive plan to allow businesses to reopen in private discussions before pulling an about-face and publicly bashing it
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Trump Says He ‘Disagreed Strongly' With Georgia's Plan to Reopen
President Donald Trump says he told Georgia’s governor that he “disagreed strongly” with his decision to reopen some nonessential businesses that had been shuttered to contain the coronavirus.
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Judge: Georgia Must Scrap Old Voting Machines After 2019
A federal judge overseeing a challenge to Georgia’s outdated voting system said that after years of inaction in the face of warnings about vulnerabilities, state officials have finally taken a solid step in the right direction. But she foreshadowed a looming fight over the state’s new system, writing that “it may be ‘like ‘déjà vu all over again.'” U.S. District...
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Netflix Will ‘Rethink' Georgia Shoots if Abortion Law Holds
Though major studios have so far remained quiet on Georgia’s recently passed abortion law , Netflix on Tuesday said it will contest the legislation and “rethink our entire investment” in the state, should the law going into effect.
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2 Film Productions Quit Georgia After Abortion Law Is Signed
Two film projects have pulled production from Georgia after the governor signed the so-called “heartbeat bill,” which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks, before many women realize they are pregnant.
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Abrams Responds to Trump's State of the Union
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams delivered her party’s response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, calling the government shutdown “a stunt engineered by the President of the United States.”