Five battleground governor’s races for 2026
(The Center Square) - Voters from 36 states across the country will return to the polls to elect their next governors in 2026.
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Trump requests $6.2M in attorney fees from Fulton County
(The Center Square) - A 222-page document filed in Fulton County Superior Court outlines President Donald Trump's $6.2 million in legal fees spent defending himself in an election interference case.
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Burns wants to end homestead property taxes in Georgia
(The Center Square) - Homeowners shouldn't have to "pay rent to the government," House Speaker Jon Burns said in proposing an end to homestead property taxes in Georgia.
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Plan would eliminate tax on Georgia families’ first $100,000 of income
(The Center Square) - Georgia couples filing jointly would see their income tax eliminated on their first $100,000 beginning with the 2027 tax year under a plan from a Senate study committee.
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Republican wins Georgia House seat in special election
(The Center Square) - Republican Bill Fincher on Tuesday defeated Democrat Scott Sanders in a runoff election to represent the 23rd District in the Georgia House of Representatives.
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Special election for Greene’s seat set for March 10
(The Center Square) - Former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's congressional seat will be empty at least two months, likely three, as a special election already drawing 24 candidates will not take place until March 10.
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Indictment: Lawmaker omitted church paycheck in unemployment claim
(The Center Square) - Former Georgia Rep. Karen Bennett collected nearly $14,000 in unemployment claims related to the pandemic but failed to disclose $905 a week she received while working for a church, according to a federal indictment.
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State remains silent on how child protective services will investigate its director’s family
(The Center Square) - In at least one way, Georgia's child welfare agency has treated its chief administrator just like any other parent involved in a possible child endangerment investigation.
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Greene posts about burgers, appropriation bill on final day in office
(The Center Square) - U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spent her last day in Congress criticizing an upcoming appropriations bill and posting to social media about her lunch in her home state of Georgia.
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Two Georgia state representatives resign
(The Center Square) - Just days before the Georgia General Assembly convenes, two Democrats in the House of Representatives have announced their resignation.
Rep. Lynn Heffner, D-Augusta, said in... Read More.