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Georgia is joining the growing list of Republican-led states banning TikTok from state-owned phones and laptops, according to a new memo issued by Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday.

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Brian Kemp bans TikTok on state devices

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 15, 2022December 15, 2022

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is joining a mounting chorus of voices calling for an end to General Election Runoffs in the state.

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Georgia elections chief calls for end to general election runoffs

by Thom ChandlerDecember 14, 2022December 14, 2022

Georgia voters turned out in large numbers to vote in the U.S. Senate runoff on Tuesday, propelling incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock to a narrow victory over Republican Herschel Walker.

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How did Raphael Warnock beat Herschel Walker?

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 7, 2022December 7, 2022

ROSWELL -- Roswell voters have elected Sarah Beeson to serve the remainder of Marcelo Zapata's term as Post 1 City Council member.

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Roswell Election Results: Sarah Beeson wins runoff for City Council seat

by Thom ChandlerDecember 7, 2022December 7, 2022

Georgia voters have reelected Raphael Warnock to serve a full six year term in the U.S. Senate.

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Raphael Warnock wins reelection to Senate

by Thom ChandlerDecember 6, 2022December 6, 2022

Georgians flocked to the polls today setting a record for turnout in a midterm election. At stake is the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Raphael Warnock.

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U.S. Senate Election Results

by Thom ChandlerDecember 6, 2022December 6, 2022

6:23 p.m.: Voting throughout the sate went smoothly today. According to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, more than 1 million votes were cast during Election Day voting. Polls will be closing at 7 p.m.

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Election Day in Georgia: Live Updates on voting in the Senate race

by Thom ChandlerDecember 6, 2022December 6, 2022

Sheree Ralston, the widow of the late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, became the first to qualify for his 7th District House seat.

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Sheree Ralston is running for her late husband’s Georgia House seat

by Donna Lowry | GA TodayDecember 6, 2022December 6, 2022

Gov. Brian Kemp challenged members of the General Assembly Tuesday to build on the successes that played a major role in the Republican governor’s reelection last month.

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Brian Kemp Unveils His 2023 Agenda

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 6, 2022October 10, 2023

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You have until Friday to give feedback on the Butts County school calendar for next year

by Thom ChandlerDecember 5, 2022December 5, 2022

More than 1.8 million voters have cast ballots during early voting in Georgia, according to the Georgia Secretary of State's office.

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Early voting for Georgia’s senate seat shatters records

by Thom ChandlerDecember 4, 2022December 4, 2022

Former President Barack Obama returned to Atlanta Thursday for the second time in a month to press Georgians to turn out and vote for Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock one more time.

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Barack Obama returns to Georgia to campaign for Raphael Warnock in senate race

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 2, 2022September 24, 2023

The first bill prefiled for the 2023 legislative session takes aim at one of the hottest political topics in Georgia, a law that bans abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy.

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The first bill filed in the legislature would require Georgia to pay expenses for children whose mothers couldn’t get an abortion

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 29, 2022September 24, 2023

More than 300,000 Georgians cast ballots Monday, the first day of statewide early voting in the runoff contest between Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. That easily broke the daily record for early voting turnout in Georgia of 233,000.

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Georgia voters set another record for early voting in U.S. Senate runoff

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 29, 2022November 29, 2022

Early voting ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker began in several Georgia counties over the weekend with a patchwork of start dates and times.

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Early voting in Senate runoff sees long lines and high turnout

by GPB News StaffNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022

MILTON -- The City of Milton will kickstart its efforts to create Urban Growth Boundaries -- a tool to contain more dense urbanization and, in so doing, help preserve Milton’s rural heritage -- at a special public meeting this Wednesday.

Find out what the City of Milton is doing to contain high-density development

by Thom ChandlerNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022

AUGUSTA -- Renovations at an Augusta voting precinct will mean a location change for some voters.

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Voting precinct change in Augusta

by Thom ChandlerNovember 26, 2022November 26, 2022

Georgians get one more chance to decide whether they want to return Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to Washington or replace him with Republican Herschel Walker in the upcoming Senate runoff.

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Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock are ready for the senate runoff. Are you?

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 25, 2022November 25, 2022