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3,466 Columbus Voters Cast Ballots on Day One: Early Voting by the Numbers

3,466 people in Columbus had already voted in the Nov. 3 general election after the first day of early voting, Tuesday,...

Oct. 14, 2026

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Georgia Election Forecast 2026: Who Is Projected to Win Every Major Race?

Georgia voters are preparing to decide a series of elections that will shape the state’s political leadership and could...

Oct. 14, 2026

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Georgia's 3 Amendments: Which Will Pass, Who's Against Them, and What Happens If They Fail

Early voting starts Tuesday, and every Georgia ballot ends with three proposed changes to the state constitution: a bigg...

Oct. 12, 2026

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550,000 Georgians Dropped Marketplace Coverage This Year: Doctors, Ossoff and Collins Split Over Who's to Blame

A group of Georgia doctors on Friday sided with Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff on health care, a day after he and Repub...

Oct. 11, 2026

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Which of Georgia's 3 Amendments Is Most Likely to Pass? What the Votes, Supporters and History Say

Georgia voters will decide three changes to the state constitution on Nov. 3: a bigger property tax break for large farm...

Oct. 8, 2026

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Georgia Governor's Race: Bottoms vs. Jackson on Taxes, Schools, Health Care and Jobs, in Their Own Words

For the first time since 2018, Georgia voters will choose a new governor. Gov. Brian Kemp can't run again because of ter...

Oct. 7, 2026

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Your Georgia Power Bill Is on the Ballot: The Public Service Commission Races, Explained in Plain English

Near the bottom of your Nov. 3 ballot, below the races for governor and U.S. Senate, are two contests most Georgians hav...

Oct. 6, 2026

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Early Voting in Columbus Starts Oct. 13: Every Site, the Hours, and What's on Your Ballot

Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Columbus. Muscogee County voters can cast a bal...

Oct. 6, 2026

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From Baker Village to City Hall: Isaiah Hugley Makes History as Columbus's First Elected Black Mayor

Isaiah Hugley likes to describe where he started: a public housing apartment in Baker Village, a family on welfare, trip...

Oct. 5, 2026

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Georgia's 3 Constitutional Amendments on the Nov. 3 Ballot, Explained in Plain English

When Columbus voters head to the polls this fall, they'll find three proposed changes to the Georgia Constitution near t...

Oct. 5, 2026

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Georgia Supreme Court Welcomes 2026-27 Class of Law Clerks

Atlanta, October 1, 2026—The Supreme Court of Georgia welcomes its 2026-27 class of term law clerks. Term law clerks se...

Oct. 2, 2026

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Administration adds $174 million more to HBCU funding for FY 2026

The announcement, made at a White House summit, pushes the two-year total for historically Black colleges and universiti...

Sept. 28, 2026

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Gov. Kemp: Pirelli to Invest $1.2 Billion in Georgia Expansion

ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Pirelli, a world leader in tire production, will create 1,000 new...

Sept. 27, 2026

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Gov. Kemp Announces District Attorney Appointment

ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment of Lyndsey Walters as District Attorney for the Cordele...

Sept. 25, 2026

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Democrats warn a third of the Congressional Black Caucus

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), which currently has a record 58 members in the House of Representatives, is prepar...

May 30, 2026

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Bishop returns to Congress, Brian Jack claims victory in Congressional race

ALBANY, Ga. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) invites high school students from Georgia’s Second Congressiona...

March 27, 2026

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Ayanna Pressley Secures Mental Health Funding for Communities

Representative Ayanna Pressley successfully advocated for $2 billion in federal funding for community-based mental healt...

July 6, 2025