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Hand recount amendment blasted in committee hearing

Monday, June 22 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia election officials and others said Monday that hand recounts of ballots in the top two races would be lengthy and costly. The Senate attached... Read More.

Georgia Senate passes voting bill over Democrats’ objections

Saturday, June 20 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia Senate Democrats echoed their House counterparts on Saturday, opposing bills that would address the state's voting system and local sales taxes for property tax relief. ... Read More.

House Democrats tank sales tax for property tax relief

Saturday, June 20 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia House Democrats defeated legislation that would have allowed Georgia cities and counties to use a penny sales tax for property tax relief in a rare Saturday special session. ... Read More.

Some feel silenced as Georgia lawmakers decide on voting bill

Friday, June 19 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The committee room was packed on Thursday as Georgia's Senate Ethics Committee debated Senate Bill 3EX that would affect the state's November elections. But unlike... Read More.

Arthur hammers Louisiana; flood threat persists along Gulf Coast

Thursday, June 18 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Tropical Storm Arthur battered south Louisiana with heavy rain, flooding, tornadoes and widespread power outages as the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season moved inland after making landfall along the Texas coast. ... Read More.

Bill would delay Georgia’s QR code ban to 2028

Thursday, June 18 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - The Georgia Senate Ethics Commission advanced a bill on Thursday that would delay the ban on QR codes used to count ballots until 2028 and establish a commission to identify a new voting system. ... Read More.

Republicans balk at Kemp’s call to redraw congressional districts

Wednesday, June 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Just hours before Georgia lawmakers were set to go into special session on Wednesday to redraw the state's congressional districts, House Speaker Jon Burns said it will not be on the agenda. ... Read More.

Jackson: Bottoms wants Atlanta’s agenda statewide

Wednesday, June 17 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Minutes after Rick Jackson defeated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the Georgia's Republican gubernatorial primary runoff on Tuesday, he turned his attention to his Democratic opponent in the race. ... Read More.

Jackson easily turns back Trump-endorsed Jones in Georgia gubernatorial runoff

Tuesday, June 16 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Businessman Rick Jackson, pumping in millions of his money to the campaign, easily defeated presidentially endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to win Georgia's Republican gubernatorial primary runoff. ... Read More.

Collins defeats Dooley for spot on Republican ticket in U.S. Senate race

Tuesday, June 16 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) - Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins defeated Derek Dooley in a U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday. Collins received a last-minute endorsement from President Donald... Read More.

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