Your Government | Page 53 Of 68 | The Georgia Sun

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston ejected a Gwinnett County lawmaker from the House floor Tuesday for refusing to take a COVID-19 test.

Your Government

Georgia lawmaker David Clark ejected from house floor

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021

U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia were sworn in Wednesday hours after President Joe Biden was inaugurated the nation’s 46th commander-in-chief.

Your Government

Blue State: Georgia senators Ossoff and Warnock officially sworn in

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 20, 2021September 24, 2023

Joe Biden has officially been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States.

Your Government

Georgians react to Joe Biden’s inauguration

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021

dollar banknotes in baseball glove near ball on green grass, sports betting concept

Your Government

Could sports betting become legal in Georgia this year?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 18, 2021September 24, 2023

Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Georgia

Your Government

Mail-in voting will be a major issue this year for Georgia lawmakers

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Gov. Brian Kemp asked state lawmakers Thursday to give businesses more help dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, double down on investment in rural Georgia and build on last year’s criminal justice reforms.

Your Government

Find out what Brian Kemp said during his State of the State address

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 14, 2021January 14, 2021

COVID-19 and last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol loomed large in the Georgia General Assembly Monday as lawmakers were sworn in to begin the 2021 legislative session.

Your Government

Here’s what Georgia lawmakers had to say about the Capitol raid

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Legislative leaders are promising to tackle two issues that dominated the news in Georgia and across the nation when the 2021 General Assembly session kicks off on Monday.

Your Government

Here are the top issues for Georgia lawmakers as they start work today

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 11, 2021September 24, 2023

Georgia’s most powerful state lawmaker threw cold water Thursday on calls by some top Republican officials to eliminate no-excuse absentee voting after the 2020 election cycle.

Your Government

Ralston does not plan to end no-excuse absentee voting

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 8, 2021January 8, 2021

On the day after an election that looks like it will seat two democrats from Georgia in the U.S. Senate, firebrand political figure Vernon Jones announced that he is joining the republican party.

Your Government

Vernon Jones says he’s joining the Republican party

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 6, 2021January 6, 2021

A steady trickle of Georgians mostly breezed in and out of polling places across the state for the final day of voting in the state’s high-stakes U.S. Senate runoffs, adding more than 1 million votes to the already 3 million cast before Tuesday.

Your Government

Warnock defeats Loeffler in Georgia Senate race

by Jill Nolin | Georgia RecorderJanuary 6, 2021September 24, 2023

American Election

Your Government

The Georgia Senate runoff is razor thin as counting continues

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 6, 2021September 24, 2023

Georgia's Senate runoff election takes center stage nationally today as the result of today's election will determine the balance of power in Congress.

Your Government

Election Results: 19,000 remaining ballots in DeKalb must be manually scanned

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 5, 2021September 24, 2023

side view of attractive woman voting near stand with vote lettering and american flag

Your Government

Georgia elections chief says voting is running smoothly today

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021

The race for control of Congress saw the country’s two most powerful leaders swoop into Georgia for competing last-push rallies on Monday, one day before the intensely watched U.S. Senate runoff elections.

Your Government

Georgia gets visit from Trump and Biden on eve of historic election

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 5, 2021September 24, 2023

The fallout of President Donald Trump’s released recording with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger continued Monday with calls for investigations and tensions flaring heading into today’s intense U.S. Senate election runoffs.

Your Government

Georgia election officials debunk Trump’s claims

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021

An angry President Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican, to overturn the state's presidential results, and appeared to at least partly blame him for what could be lower turnout in Tuesday's runoff elections that will decide control of the U.S. Senate, according to a recording of a phone call obtained by Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Your Government

In shocking phone call,Trump begs Raffensperger to ‘find 11,780 votes’

by Stephen Fowler | GA TodayJanuary 3, 2021January 3, 2021

A video clip from a Georgia State Senate hearing made the rounds yesterday after one of the witnesses at the hearing claimed he had just hacked into the state's voting system.

Your Government

Georgia elections chief debunks voting system ‘hack’ claim

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 1, 2021January 1, 2021